puffy
[puhf-ee]
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Origin of puffy
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Contemporary Examples
There were boyish suits from yesteryear with puffy white sleeves and fur collars worn by androgynous creatures with white faces.
As Driggs told me, zipping her puffy blue coat on the way out to lunch, “I always come out of these things energized.”
The puffy tacos, fajitas, and enchiladas at Bar Ama in Los Angeles.
Do the puffy taco, but make it better, the way I remember it.
Note to those from warm climes: Snowbanks are not puffy and cushiony.
Note to Drivers: All Wheel Drive Does Not Give You Superpowers, Just a Dangerous OverconfidenceMegan McArdle
March 12, 2013
Historical Examples
He saw enormous stomachs, puffy thighs, and strong round arms.
Therese RaquinEmile Zola
He was a dumpy, puffy little Italian, and played the heavy father.
The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 (of 2)Harry Furniss
He laced the gloves back on them, over the purple, puffy knuckles.
Once to Every ManLarry Evans
It looked battered, puffy, and inflamed, as if he had been drinking and fighting.
The Call of the BloodRobert Smythe Hichens
A wheen blue an' puffy, but the pulse is better than I would have expeckit.
The Dop DoctorClotilde Inez Mary Graves
puffy
- short of breath
- swollen or bloateda puffy face
- pompous or conceited
- blowing in gusts
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Word Origin and History for puffy
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