pug
noun
one of a breed of small, short-haired dogs having a tightly curled tail, a deeply wrinkled face, and a smooth coat that is black or silver and fawn with black markings.
puggish
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a word derived from
pug.
Example Sentences
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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
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 Frank Sidgwick
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 Edward Payson Roe
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 F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams
