About The Word Puffy
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Puffy
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What's The Definition Of Puffy?
[adj] breathing heavily
[adj] abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh" [adj] being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing; "a bouffant skirt" Synonyms | Synonyms for Puffy: big | bloated | bouffant | breathing | distended | eupneic | eupnoeic | huffing | large | puffed | puffing | swollen | tumescent | tumid | turgid | unhealthy Related Terms | Find terms related to Puffy: See Also | Puffy In Webster's Dictionary \Puff"y\, a.
1. Swelled with air, or any soft matter; tumid with a soft
substance; bloated; fleshy; as, a puffy tumor. `` A very
stout, puffy man.'' --Thackeray.
2. Hence, inflated; bombastic; as, a puffy style.
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