fleshy
Collocations
5ADJ.
all, large, spiky, yellowish-red
VERB + FLESHY
gave, stapled
FLESHY + NOUN
fruit, fruits, vegetation
PREP.
in, than, with
ADV.
accidentally, hardly, slightly
Definitions
adj
Of, related to, or resembling flesh.
Mr. Creakle . . . showed me the cane, and asked me what I thought of THAT? . . . Did it bite? At every question he gave me a fleshy cut with it that made me writhe.
[O]ver reefs and banks of shining rock, a bristling beard of spiky and fleshy vegetation was straining into view.
Having considerable flesh; plump.
The King's face was slightly more fleshy than mine, the oval of its contour the least trifle more pronounced.
He was a large fleshy man, weighing at least two hundred pounds, and he quickly became a faithful representation of a quivering jelly-mountain of fat.
Rich and smooth, with significant body or texture.
a fleshy wine
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large
adjective — of or relating to or resembling flesh
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Mr. Creakle . . . showed me the cane, and asked me what I thought of THAT? . . . Did it bite? At every question he gave me a fleshy cut with it that made me writhe.
Wiktionary[O]ver reefs and banks of shining rock, a bristling beard of spiky and fleshy vegetation was straining into view.
WiktionaryThe King's face was slightly more fleshy than mine, the oval of its contour the least trifle more pronounced.
WiktionaryHis earlobes were large and fleshy.
Tatoeba · #3959470Berries are fleshy fruits.
Tatoeba · #5471531Tom accidentally stapled the fleshy part of his ear.
Tatoeba · #5674367