puffy

[ puhf-ee ]

/ ˈpʌf i /

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adjective, puff·i·er, puff·i·est.

gusty¹.

short-winded; panting.

inflated, distended, or swollen.

fat; plump.

conceited.

bombastic.

Nearby words

puffed-up, puffer, puffery, puffin, puffin crossing, puffy, pug, pug mill, pug nose, pug-nose, pugachov

Origin of puffy

First recorded in 1590–1600; puff + -y¹

Related formspuff·i·ly, adverbpuff·i·ness, noun

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As Driggs told me, zipping her puffy blue coat on the way out to lunch, “I always come out of these things energized.”
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The most popular request: “Please do a high coiffure—a puffy one.”
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His face was fat and puffy, and exhibited an unparalleled self-sufficiency.
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Puffy did not pursue the subject and the chip on Skippy's shoulder remained unchallenged.
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Jasperson slammed down his glass and stood up, his face red and puffy.
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Diantha set the plateful on the table, puffy, brown, and crisply crusted.
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His face was puffy, and evinced signs of what was even then called free living.
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British Dictionary definitions for puffy

puffy

/ (ˈpʌfɪ) /

adjective puffier or puffiest

short of breath

swollen or bloateda puffy face

pompous or conceited

blowing in gusts

Derived Formspuffily, adverbpuffiness, noun

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Word Origin and History for puffy

puffy

adj.

1610s, of wind, "gusty," from puff + -y (2). Of other things, "swollen," from 1660s. Earliest attested use is figurative, "bombastic" (1590s). Related: Puffily; puffiness.

puffy

adjective, puff·i·er, puff·i·est.

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puffy

adjective puffier or puffiest

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