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podgy

(ˈpɒdʒɪ)
adj, podgier or podgiest
short and fat; chubby
Also called (esp US): pudgy
ˈpodgily adv
ˈpodginess n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.podgy - short and plump
pudgy, roly-poly, tubby, dumpy
fat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"
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podgy

adjective tubby, fat, plump, chubby, squat, stout, chunky, fleshy, stubby, dumpy, roly-poly, rotund, stumpy, short and fat a blond, slightly podgy youngster
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
قَصير وسَمين
zavalitý
buttettyk
òybbinn, stuttur og digur
trumpas ir storas
druknsīss un strups
şişkoşişman

podgy

[ˈpɒdʒɪ] ADJ (podgier (compar) (podgiest (superl))) (esp Brit) → gordinflón; [face] → mofletudo
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

podgy

[ˈpɒdʒi] adj [person, body, cheeks] → rondelet(te)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

podgy

adj (+er) (Brit inf) → rundlich, pummelig; face → schwammig; podgy fingers → Wurstfinger pl; podgy face → Mondgesicht nt (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

podgy

[ˈpɒdʒɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → traccagnotto/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

podgy

(ˈpodʒi) pudgy (ˈpadʒi) adjective
plump; fat.
ˈpodginess, ˈpudginess noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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