pouchy

American  

[pou-chee] / ˈpaʊ tʃi /

adjective

pouchier, pouchiest

1. possessing or resembling a pouch.

   pouchy folds under the eyes.

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Etymology

Origin of pouchy

First recorded in 1820–30; pouch + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Obviously I am not immune to that thrill of horror when the pouchy, saggy goings-on between my forehead and shoulders are revealed as my phone sadistically switches to front camera.

From The Guardian • Mar. 31, 2019

As I wrote at the time, “with his seamed, pouchy features and his shock of close-cut, iron-grey hair, John Hurt bears a striking resemblance to Beckett himself”.

From The Guardian • Jan. 29, 2017

He looked, Thomsen recalls, “so much like a pale, pouchy, and cruelly overworked head waiter that every civilian there, I felt, was trying very hard not to hand him a tip.”

From Slate • Oct. 5, 2014

At 62 Mr. Price has thick, dark brown hair and a hip manner that belie his age, and pouchy eyes that don’t.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2012

“Not far,” Sciola said, rubbing with a knuckle at his pouchy eye.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt