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flesh·y

(flĕsh′ē)

adj. flesh·i·er, flesh·i·est

a. Relating to, consisting of, or resembling flesh: a fleshy growth.

b. Having abundant flesh: fleshy arms.

2. Having a juicy or pulpy texture: ripe, fleshy peaches.

3. Fleshly; carnal: "the fleshy fringes of show business" (Newsweek).

flesh′i·ness n.

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fleshy

(ˈflɛʃɪ)

adj, fleshier or fleshiest

1. fat; plump

2. related to or resembling flesh

3. (Botany) botany (of some fruits, leaves, etc) thick and pulpy

ˈfleshiness n

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flesh•y

(ˈflɛʃ i)

adj. flesh•i•er, flesh•i•est.

1. having much flesh; plump; fat.

2. consisting of or resembling flesh.

3. pulpy; succulent.

[1325–75]

flesh′i•ly, adj.

flesh′i•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	fleshy - usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it overweight, heavy fat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"
	2.	fleshy - of or relating to or resembling flesh sarcoid

fleshy

adjective plump, fat, chubby, obese, hefty, overweight, ample, stout, chunky, meaty, beefy (informal), tubby, podgy, brawny, corpulent, well-padded He was well-built, but too fleshy.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

fleshy

adjective

Having too much flesh:

corpulent, fat, fatty, gross, obese, overblown, overweight, porcine, portly, stout, weighty.

Translations

لَحْمي، بَدين

masitýotylý

buttet: kraftigtyk

fleischig feist

cachetudo carnoso carrilludo mofletudo

lihamainenpulskatäyteläinenvanttera

holdugur, feitur

fleshy

[ˈfleʃɪ] ADJ (fleshier (compar) (fleshiest (superl))) (= fat) → gordo (Bot) [fruit] → carnoso

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fleshy

[ˈflɛʃi] adj

[person] → grassouillet(te)

[part of body] → rebondi(e)

[plant, fruit] → charnu(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fleshy

adj (+er)

(= fat) face, cheeks, nose → fleischig; person → füllig

(= consisting of flesh) → fleischern, aus Fleisch bestehend; (= similar to flesh) → fleischartig; fleshy tones → fleischfarbene Töne pl; (in painting) → Fleischtöne pl

(Bot) fruit, leaves → fleischig

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fleshy

[ˈflɛʃɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → carnoso/a (Bot) (fruit) → polposo/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

flesh

(fleʃ) noun

1. the soft substance (muscles etc) that covers the bones of animals.

2. the soft part of fruit. the golden flesh of a peach.

ˈfleshy adjective

fat. a fleshy face.

flesh and blood

1. relations; family. She is my own flesh and blood.

2. human nature. It is more than flesh and blood can tolerate.

in the flesh

actually present; in person. I have seen him on television, but never in the flesh.

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Don't get me wrong, I appreciate a good matte lip especially as it gives your puckers a fleshier look.

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442 prime hoggs: fleshier types easily sold, averaging 194.8p/kg to 223p/kg Thorns.

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If the lining of a patient's mouth is very pale or a light shade of pink - as opposed to a darker fleshier colour - it could be a warning sign of anaemia.

Signs of illness a dentist's check-up can spot; We all know it's important to visit the dentist regularly to ensure our teeth and gums are healthy. But there are also many other - perhaps surprising - medical conditions they can spot, as Dr Zena Aseeley, of the Parade Dental Practice in Cardiff, explains

Competitive intelligence (CI) is a method of collecting, analyzing and distributing information on the external environment in which an organization operates (Fleshier and Bensoussan, 2007; Jin, 2011).

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We find the observation of paws in stomachs to be rather perplexing for two reasons: (1) these body parts should have less nutritional value than fleshier body parts and (2) we rarely documented the consumption of feet/paws of other, equal-sized prey species.

Diets of fishers (Pekania pennanti) and evidence of intraspecific consumption in Pennsylvania

VI interval distribution was determined by an algorithm that generated 30 intervals (Fleshier & Hoffman, 1962).

Effects of reinforcement context on initial link responding in concurrent chain reinforcement schedules

COMPARISONS: Annularia galioides possesses oblanceolate leaves with an obtuse apex; maximum width occurs just above the middle, in contrast to the linear-lanceolate, fleshier leaves with pointed apices of Annularia ramosa.

A revision of Annularia and Asterophyllites species from the lower Westphalian (Middle Pennsylvanian) of the Maritime Provinces of Canada

1 Firmly pull out one of the leaves, revealing an edible tip that is lighter in colour and fleshier than the rest of the leaf.

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Locals are known to debate the virtues of the small heritage chiles from northern villages like Dixon and Chimayo as opposed to the larger, fleshier chiles grown near Hatch and Las Cruces.