podgy

[ poj-ee ]

adjective

, Chiefly British.

, podg·i·er, podg·i·est.

1. pudgy.

podgy

/ ˈpɒdʒɪ /

adjective

1. short and fat; chubby

Derived Forms

• ˈpodginess, noun
• ˈpodgily, adverb

Other Words From

• podgi·ly adverb
• podgi·ness noun

Example Sentences

In September, a pygmy hippo in Thailand called Moo Deng went viral and was featured in a series of memes due to her frame and podgy proportions.

From BBC

This particular hippo's miniature frame and podgy proportions have inspired a fervent following online.

From BBC

After an hour their survey was done and the group's leader - a podgy, amiable man in his 60s, according to Capt Singh and others - asked the 28-man crew to gather in the mess.

From BBC

Michael meanwhile, kept away from the fray between shots, hovering by the director’s chair and “scrubbing any footage that made him look scruffy or podgy.”

From Washington Post

Katmai national park calls the contest a “March Madness-style competition”, with the crucial difference that it involves gazing at pictures of podgy bears in the tundra and forests of Alaska rather than cheering on college basketball-playing humans.

From The Guardian

Related Words

• chunky
• flabby
• plump
• portly
• pudgy
• stout