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pudgy

[ puhj-ee ]
/ ˈpʌdʒ i /
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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, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for pudgy

pudgy
/ (ˈpʌdʒɪ) /

adjective pudgier or pudgiest
a variant spelling (esp US) of podgy

Derived forms of pudgy

pudgily, adverbpudginess, noun

Word Origin for pudgy

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