puffy

[ puhf-ee ]

adjective

, puff·i·er, puff·i·est.

1. gusty ¹.
2. short-winded; panting.
3. inflated, distended, or swollen.
4. fat; plump.
5. conceited.
6. bombastic.

ˈpuffy

/ ˈpʌfɪ /

adjective

1. short of breath
2. swollen or bloated

   a puffy face

3. pompous or conceited
4. blowing in gusts

Derived Forms

• ˈpuffily, adverb
• ˈpuffiness, noun

Other Words From

• puffi·ly adverb
• puffi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of puffy¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; puff + -y ¹

Example Sentences

And unlike most puffy celebrity books, Palmer actually names names — sharing her unvarnished opinions on such industry figures as Ryan Murphy, Trey Songz and Tyler Perry.

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The puffy product rose to prominence through the 1990s, eventually becoming ubiquitous in toy stores around the world.

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“A lot of times you see people who are my age and they are puffy eyed and they have bloat. That’s what it is — lack of water, lack of mobility.”

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One of the women, her eyes puffy from long hours of crying, sat by a casket labeled “Deniz Al-Baba” and put her head on the body bag.

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Ribbons are easy to romanticize, especially as we exit Brat Summer, where Charli XCX’s “Everything Is Romantic” has served as the sonic partner to the resurgence of ballet flats, puffy skirts and, yes, ribbons.

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