pudgy

[ puhj-ee ]
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adjective,pudg·i·er, pudg·i·est.
  1. short and fat or thick: an infant's pudgy fingers.

Origin of pudgy

1
First recorded in 1830–40; origin uncertain
  • Also especially British, podgy.

Other words from pudgy

  • pudg·i·ly, adverb
  • pudg·i·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for pudgy

pudgy

/ (ˈpʌdʒɪ) /


adjectivepudgier or pudgiest
  1. a variant spelling (esp US) of podgy

Origin of pudgy

1
C19: of uncertain origin; compare earlier pudsy plump, perhaps from Scottish pud stomach, plump child

Derived forms of pudgy

  • pudgily, adverb
  • pudginess, noun

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