bulgy

[ buhl-jee ]

adjective

, bulg·i·er, bulg·i·est.

1. tending to bulge; having a bulge:

   a bulgy envelope.

Other Words From

• bulgi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bulgy¹

First recorded in 1840–50; bulge + -y ¹

Example Sentences

“About 34 percent of the gargoyles have proptosis — you know, bulgy eyes — which goes along with hyperthyroid,” she says with a chuckle.

From Washington Post

Winslet told the Times Zobel had told her he would cut "a bulgy bit of belly" from her sex scene with co-star Guy Pearce, to which she says she responded, "Don't you dare!"

From Salon

Atlas and Pan, for example, are shaped like raviolis or U.F.O.s, with a bulgy center and a flat, tutu-like disc around their middles.

From New York Times

He has bulgy muscles with a tattooed eagle on his right arm.

From Literature

Molly Kreuze, of Springfield, told WJLA-TV that the creatures — with their bent legs and bulgy eyes — were "crawling on the walls, crawling on the ceiling. Just kind of moving."

From Fox News

Related Words

• bloated
• inflamed
• inflated