pudgy

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It felt a little like he was living in a hamster cage and he briefly could not refrain from picturing himself as a pudgy, angry rodent in one of those transparent exercise balls.

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  1. adjective Short and fat; chubby: pudgy fingers. See Synonyms at fat.

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  • A pudgy, adult male Freh knelt over him, layered in the familiar ankle-length, orange-brown cloth. —  EBSCOhost
  • Gwendolyn herself was unmemorable — short, pudgy, and permed; the only thing that set her apart tonight was that she was overdressed in beaded brocade. —  dirty duck.htm
  • His hands were pudgy, and his feet, in their square-toed glacé shoes, somehow enhanced the smug personality of their owner. —  Police at the Funeral - Margery Allingham - Campion 04: 1931
  • It felt a little like he was living in a hamster cage and he briefly could not refrain from picturing himself as a pudgy, angry rodent in one of those transparent exercise balls. —  Wraithbait
  • Then some whistleblower said I was getting too pudgy, and my humans put a stop to the snacking. —  The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines
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knobby ·  chubby ·  meaty ·  fleshless ·  beefy ·  scaly ·  calloused ·  podgy ·  long-nailed ·  flabby ·  bony ·  skinny
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. From pudge, something thick and short.

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  1. Also podgy, pudsy, pudsey, puddy; origin obscure.
 

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