pudgy

[ puhj-ee ]

adjective

, pudg·i·er, pudg·i·est.

1. short and fat or thick:

   an infant's pudgy fingers.

pudgy

/ ˈpʌdʒɪ /

adjective

1. a variant spelling (esp US) of podgy

Derived Forms

• ˈpudginess, noun
• ˈpudgily, adverb

Other Words From

• pudgi·ly adverb
• pudgi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pudgy¹

First recorded in 1830–40; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of pudgy¹

C19: of uncertain origin; compare earlier pudsy plump, perhaps from Scottish pud stomach, plump child

Example Sentences

Pudgy as a girl and not particularly popular with the boys, she refused to be judged by patriarchal standards even if she judged herself harshly for falling short.

From Los Angeles Times

But the pudgy screwball specialist with the funky delivery emerged as the team’s ace in 1981, going 13-7 with a 2.48 ERA in 25 starts and winning the NL Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards, a performance that earned him a long leash in the postseason.

From Los Angeles Times

Added Richard Santillán, a professor emeritus and longtime season-ticket holder: “People laughed, my father laughed. My father would say he looks just like a typical mexicano. He was pudgy … he was what they’d call gordito.”

From Los Angeles Times

Feeling the weight of loneliness, Dog, a pudgy canine living in a kinetic and chaotic 1980s New York, purchases a robot friend from a late-night infomercial.

From Los Angeles Times

Laura Ingraham calls Alvin Bragg “pudgy” and says Daniels is an “angry shrew,” then plays videos of other cable networks’ analysts reacting to Daniels’ testimony.

From Slate

Related Words

• chubby
• plump