fattish

[ fat-ish ]

adjective

1. somewhat fat.

Other Words From

• fattish·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fattish¹

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; fat, -ish ¹

Example Sentences

In these two-color works, fattish rectangles and squares hug the edges of the paintings at uneven intervals, always in progression from small to large, like boxy spirals.

From New York Times

Margaret Walker, employed as a typist and secretary, said: “He used to wear a siren suit and we used to see this shortish, fattish, tubby man bouncing along in a siren suit.”

From The Guardian

Mr. Bodler was a fattish man with faded blond hair who was always nosily cheerful at children.

From Literature

On a woman Victor likes: “She was different. She wasn’t Rachel. She was fattish and human. And curious.”

From New York Times

He had dark bushy hair with a lot of grey in it, a "fattish" face and a "bigger than average nose".

From BBC