PUDGY

dumpy, podgy, pudgy, tubby, roly-poly

(adjective) short and plump

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

pudgy (comparative pudgier, superlative pudgiest)

Fat, overweight (pertaining particularly to children), plump; chubby.

Source: Wiktionary


Pudg"y, a.

Definition: Short and fat or sturdy; dumpy; podgy; as, a short, pudgy little man; a pudgy little hand. Thackeray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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