puffy
Collocations
4ADJ.
all, fat, red, red
VERB + PUFFY
eyes, look, wearing, wore
PUFFY + NOUN
amiyumi, breath, jacket, man, vest
PREP.
about, in
Definitions
adj
Swollen or inflated in shape, as if filled with air; pillow-like.
Coming or exhaling in puffs.
puffy breath
A puffy fat man in a tracksuit came jogging around the corner.
Speaking or writing in an exaggeratedly eloquent and self-important manner.
There has been much puffy stuff written about whether Lyell's uniformitarianism permitted variations in intensity of causes, or whether he applied his logic in a consistent way, and whether he assumed indefinite stretches of geological time.
Having inflated cheeks.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts
adjective — abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
- intumescent
- tumescent
- tumid
- turgid
adjective — being puffed out
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6puffy breath
WiktionaryA puffy fat man in a tracksuit came jogging around the corner.
WiktionaryThere has been much puffy stuff written about whether Lyell's uniformitarianism permitted variations in intensity of causes, or whether he applied his logic in a consistent way, and whether he assumed
WiktionaryPuffy AmiYumi is a Japanese rock band.
Tatoeba · #328842You look puffy.
Tatoeba · #2255045Why isn't it red and puffy?
Tatoeba · #3051565