podgy

[ poj-ee ]

/ ˈpɒdʒ i /

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adjective, podg·i·er, podg·i·est.Chiefly British.

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OTHER WORDS FROM podgy

podg·i·ly, adverbpodg·i·ness, noun

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How to use podgy in a sentence

This little chap has silver bangles on his podgy ankles but not a rag of any sort of clothing.
Round the Wonderful World|G. E. Mitton
That was when some podgy red-sealed blue-crossed letter arrived from Vailima, inviting me to journey thither.
Margaret Ogilvy|J. M. Barrie
Every age is represented, from the new born grub to the podgy larva on the point of building its shell.
More Hunting Wasps|J. Henri Fabre
Frantz Pettersen, a podgy little man with a big fair moustache, lifted his glass.
Dry Fish and Wet|Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen

Suzette came to dinner—I thought how vulgar she looked—and that if her hands were white they were podgy and the nails short.
Man and Maid|Elinor Glyn

British Dictionary definitions for podgy

podgy

/ (ˈpɒdʒɪ) /

adjective podgier or podgiest

short and fat; chubby

Derived forms of podgy

podgily, adverbpodginess, noun

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