podgy
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- podgily adverb
- podginess noun
Example Sentences
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In September, a pygmy hippo in Thailand called Moo Deng went viral and was featured in a series of memes due to her frame and podgy proportions.
From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024
As a 13-year-old, she writes, she felt "podgy and sad when I had to reach for a garment that was labelled with a number in the high teens".
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2018
THE opening of South Africa’s parliament is always a glitzy affair: podgy politicians strut before the cameras in local garb, ball-gowns and slick suits.
From Economist • Aug. 28, 2014
Strutting about on tippy-hooves, like a tottering, podgy little vol-au-vent!
From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2013
“I still can’t hear you,” Aarfy complained tolerantly, cupping his podgy hand behind the blanched corolla of his ear.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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