pinguid

[ ping-gwid ]

adjective

1. fat; oily.

pinguid

/ ˈpɪŋɡwɪd /

adjective

1. fatty, oily, or greasy; soapy

Derived Forms

• pinˈguidity, noun

Other Words From

• pin·guidi·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pinguid¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pinguid¹

C17: from Latin pinguis fat, rich

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

From Project Gutenberg