puffily
- a word derived from puffy.
Example Sentences
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Today, he puffily points out that the estate left by his late wife "is one of the largest now pending" in the local courts.
From Time Magazine Archive
"That makes the design stand out puffily and smooth against a sort of motheaten background."
From Ethel Morton and the Christmas Ship by Smith, Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke)
Instead, the father, who was rather heavy, started off puffily in the wake of his son.
From The Submarine Boys' Trial Trip "Making Good" as Young Experts by Durham, Victor G.
Mike's attentive ear noted that the bright speech was a shade more puffily delivered this time.
From Mike and Psmith by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
He runs puffily, without giving orders, anywhere, everywhere.
From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Kipling, Rudyard
