FLESHILY

Etymology

Adverb

fleshily (comparative more fleshily, superlative most fleshily)

In a fleshy manner.

Anagrams

• elfishly

Source: Wiktionary


FLESHY

Flesh"y, a. [Compar. Fleshier; superl. Fleshiest.]

1. Full of, or composed of, flesh; plump; corpulent; fat; gross. The sole of his foot is fleshy. Ray.

2. Human. [Obs.] "Fleshy tabernacle." Milton.

3. (Bot.)

Definition: Composed of firm pulp; succulent; as, the houseleek, cactus, and agave are fleshy plants.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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