plumpish

[ pluhm-pish ]

/ ˈplʌm pɪʃ /

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adjective

somewhat plump; tending to plumpness.

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Origin of plumpish

First recorded in 1750–60; plump¹ + -ish¹

OTHER WORDS FROM plumpish

plump·ish·ly, adverb

Words nearby plumpish

plummy, plumose, plump, plumpen, plumper, plumpish, plum pudding, plum tomato, plumulaceous, plumule, plumulose

How to use plumpish in a sentence

He was a small, plumpish, round-faced man in his early forties, who spoke in perpetual italics.
Ralestone Luck|Andre Norton
The mild-looking, plumpish, blond-haired man whose face came onto the screen was immediately recognizable.
Damned If You Don't|Gordon Randall Garrett
The second newcomer was a red-faced, plumpish man with an almost offensively hearty manner.
The Unnecessary Man|Gordon Randall Garrett
An astonishingly young, pleasingly plumpish woman, with nothing remarkable about her except a certain splendid calm.
Fanny Herself|Edna Ferber

I think it was the sight of a plumpish young man in a horsey brown coat that settled my choice of pub.
A Case in Camera|Oliver Onions