pudgy
[ puhj-ee ]
/ ˈpʌdʒ i /
adjective, pudg·i·er, pudg·i·est.
short and fat or thick: an infant's pudgy fingers.
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Also especially British, podgy.
Origin of pudgy
First recorded in 1830–40; origin uncertain
OTHER WORDS FROM pudgy
pudg·i·ly, adverbpudg·i·ness, nounWords nearby pudgy
pudendal artery, pudendal canal, pudendal nerve, pudendum, pudge, pudgy, pudic, Pudovkin, Pudsey, pudu, Puducherry
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Derived forms of pudgy
pudgily, adverbpudginess, nounWord Origin for pudgy
C19: of uncertain origin; compare earlier pudsy plump, perhaps from Scottish pud stomach, plump child
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