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podgy

[ poj-ee ]

/ ˈpɒdʒ i /

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adjective, podg·i·er, podg·i·est. Chiefly British.

pudgy.

OTHER WORDS FROM podgy

podg·i·ly, adverb podg·i·ness, noun

Words nearby podgy

podetiiform, podetium, podge, podgorica, podgorny, podgy, podiatric medicine, podiatrist, podiatry, podite, podium

Example sentences from the Web for podgy

I am not sure but he is the most good-natured, though he is so podgy.

Ayala's Angel |Anthony Trollope
That was when some podgy red-sealed blue-crossed letter arrived from Vailima, inviting me to journey thither.

Margaret Ogilvy |J. M. Barrie
Every age is represented, from the new born grub to the podgy larva on the point of building its shell.

More Hunting Wasps |J. Henri Fabre
The lean and active droops of Egbert prevailed over the opposing cohorts, who were at once podgy and powerless.

The Comic History Of England |Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett

I remember that I could even observe the curious, podgy little square-topped hands which the Frenchman laid upon the table.

The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen |Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

British Dictionary definitions for podgy

podgy

/ (ˈpɒdʒɪ) /

adjective podgier or podgiest

short and fat; chubby

Derived forms of podgy

podgily, adverb podginess, noun