pinguid

[ ping-gwid ]
/ ˈpɪŋ gwɪd /

adjective

fat; oily.

Origin of pinguid

1625–35; < Latin pingu(is) fat (compare Greek píōn) + -id4

OTHER WORDS FROM pinguid

pin·guid·i·ty, noun

Words nearby pinguid

ping hsin, ping-pong, pinger, pingo, pinguecula, pinguid, pinhead, pinheaded, pinhole, pinhole camera, pinhole pupil

Example sentences from the Web for pinguid

  • They thrive (as we said) in the most sterile places, yet will grow in better, but not in over-rich, and pinguid.

    Sylva, Vol. 1 (of 2) |John Evelyn

  • Galen (whoſe beloved Sallet it was) from its pinguid, ſubdulcid and agreeable Nature, ſays it breeds the moſt laudable Blood.

    Acetaria: A Discourse of Sallets |John Evelyn

  • Peter was pinguid, plump, and plethoric—she was thin to attenuation.

    The Bunsby papers |John Brougham

British Dictionary definitions for pinguid

pinguid
/ (ˈpɪŋɡwɪd) /

adjective

fatty, oily, or greasy; soapy

Derived forms of pinguid

pinguidity, noun

Word Origin for pinguid

C17: from Latin pinguis fat, rich