plumpish

[pluhm-pish]

adjective

1. somewhat plump; tending to plumpness.

Other Word Forms

• plumpishly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of plumpish¹

First recorded in 1750–60; plump ¹ + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

We were sitting in a nice little clearing beside the trail, our tents pitched, eating our noodles, savoring the exquisite pleasure of just sitting, when a plumpish, bespectacled young woman in a red jacket and the customary outsized pack came along.

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What if what I want—what I’ve wanted this whole time—is currently staring at me with her plumpish lips parted, awaiting my response to her question?

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Guillermo Mordillo, 86, who inspired much laughter and reflection with his illustrations of round-nosed and plumpish characters, died June 30 in the Spanish island of Mallorca.

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Dad didn't remember it was Speech Therapy Day till Mum'd mentioned she'd written a “plumpish” check to Lorenzo Hussingtree in Malvern Link.

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The primary cause was a small, plumpish white woman.

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