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.

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Origin of puffy

First recorded in 1590–1600; puff + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM puffy

puff·i·ly, adverbpuff·i·ness, noun

Words nearby puffy

puffin crossing, puff paste, puff pastry, puff piece, puff-puff, puffy, pug, Pugachov, pugaree, pugdog, Puget
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Words related to puffy

billowy, bloated, blown, distended, enlarged, full, increased, inflamed, inflated, bulgy, distent, expanded, puffed up

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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 forms of puffy

puffily, adverbpuffiness, noun
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