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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

Peter was pinguid, plump, and plethoric—she was thin to attenuation.

Galen (whoſe beloved Sallet it was) from its pinguid, ſubdulcid and agreeable Nature, ſays it breeds the moſt laudable Blood.

They thrive (as we said) in the most sterile places, yet will grow in better, but not in over-rich, and pinguid.

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