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pinguid

[ ping-gwid ]

adjective

  1. fat; oily.


pinguid

/ ˈpɪŋɡwɪd /

adjective

  1. fatty, oily, or greasy; soapy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • pinˈguidity, noun
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Other Words From

  • pin·guidi·ty noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pinguid1

First recorded in 1625–35; from Latin pingu(is) “fat, rich, fertile” + -id 4
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pinguid1

C17: from Latin pinguis fat, rich
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Example Sentences

The late grand convention of precocious and pinguid children, created such a stir throughout the country, that the news, by some unknown conveyance, penetrated even to the obscure Wolverine hamlet wherein Damphool had for four months been content to vegetate.

They heard pinguid plati- tudes of the symphonic concert hall resuscitated; they heard discreet echoes of Tschaikowsky, of Stravinsky, of Rachmaninov; they heard sentimental melodies in pseudo-jazz they heard the anxiously im- mature opus of a youth who�no longer child of the Cyclades and of Broadway�has become an earnest aspirant for musical respectability.

Only clue to Judge Puffle's possible appearance was the 30-foot silhouette of a pinguid, plug-hatted figure, not unlike Major Hoople in outline, which loomed above the orchestra and the heads of 20 blonde hostesses and Official Greeters James J. Braddock & Fifi D'Orsay at King Features' Waldorf party.

The pinguid fingers of Matisse's Jenne Fille au Piano strike from the keyboard notes that drip with colored stridence, red like the shuddering walls, waxen yellow and scarlet like the overripe fruits on the table.

Her unctuous countenance and pinguid form are known to hundreds on whose visiting lists her name does not conspicuously appear, and to whom, in the way of business, she has made revelations which would astonish the unsuspecting and unbelieving world.

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