pouchy
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of pouchy
Example Sentences
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Obviously I am not immune to that thrill of horror when the pouchy, saggy goings-on between my forehead and shoulders are revealed as my phone sadistically switches to front camera.
From The Guardian • Mar. 31, 2019
It was an ill wind indeed that fixed Lady F.’s features into that attitude of pouchy petulance, and it must have done a number on her soul, too.
From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2015
He looked, Thomsen recalls, “so much like a pale, pouchy, and cruelly overworked head waiter that every civilian there, I felt, was trying very hard not to hand him a tip.”
From Slate • Oct. 5, 2014
But Glenn McGrath was also a proper No11 and he always looked like he might bite your nose off, rather than like a friendly cartoon bear with pouchy cheeks.
From The Guardian • Dec. 8, 2010
“Not far,” Sciola said, rubbing with a knuckle at his pouchy eye.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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