pudgy
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- pudgily adverb
- pudginess noun
Etymology
Origin of pudgy
First recorded in 1830–40; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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The slightly pudgy version who arrived in Los Angeles last year was already a superstar.
Yet the pudgy former late-night sidekick is beguiling viewers on the 34th season of “Dancing with the Stars.”
From Salon
Feeling the weight of loneliness, Dog, a pudgy canine living in a kinetic and chaotic 1980s New York, purchases a robot friend from a late-night infomercial.
From Los Angeles Times
He leaned nearer and peered at me through the two blanketed mounds of his pudgy legs.
From Literature
A kiddie cartoon about a pudgy protagonist voiced by an especially excitable Jack Black?
From Seattle Times
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