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At 55, he has the earnest, slightly puggish look of a younger man, and the occasional intemperance of one, too.

From The Guardian • Aug. 21, 2015

Indeed, onscreen he has a puggish grace that combines a warm confidence in his body with a disarming modesty when it comes to displaying emotions.

From Time Magazine Archive

The other was a frisky little man, with a promising red beard and mustache, and a dull blue eye, and a little freckled face, and a puggish nose.

From The Life and Adventures of Maj. Roger Sherman Potter by Adams, F. Colburn (Francis Colburn)

She put off her gown of gray, And put on her puggish attire; She’s up to fair London gone, Her true-love to require.

From Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Second Series by Sidgwick, Frank

There seemed a wide expanse in his heavy, flabby cheeks, and the rather puggish nose appeared insignificant between them.

From What Can She Do? by Roe, Edward Payson