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fleshy

American  
[flesh-ee] / ˈflɛʃ i /

adjective

fleshier, fleshiest

  1. having much flesh; plump; fat.

  2. consisting of or resembling flesh.

  3. Botany. consisting of fleshlike substance; pulpy, as a fruit; thick and tender, as a succulent leaf.

fleshy British  
/ ˈflɛʃɪ /

adjective

  1. fat; plump

  2. related to or resembling flesh

  3. botany (of some fruits, leaves, etc) thick and pulpy

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Other Word Forms

  • fleshily adjective
  • fleshiness noun

Etymology

Origin of fleshy

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; flesh, -y 1

Example Sentences

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Soon he was stirring a fragrant stew flavored with crow garlic and big, fleshy wood-mushrooms.

From Literature

Mr. Andrews appears, extending a fleshy hand for me to shake.

From Literature

Wright adopted Caravaggio’s lead white ground and midbrown overlay, as well as his flushed cheeks, pale necks and fleshy pink velvets.

From The Wall Street Journal

Stick shifts are also slower than their auto-shifted counterparts from 0-60 mph—due to the fleshy, fallible widgets sitting in the driver’s seat.

From The Wall Street Journal

We see the folds best in raking light—directed at the painting from an acute angle—and the fleshy effect was created by the painter zigzagging the wax pigment across her neck in layers.

From The Wall Street Journal

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