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PAUNCHY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does paunchy mean?
• PAUNCHY (adjective)
The adjective PAUNCHY has 1 sense:
1. having a large belly
Familiarity information: PAUNCHY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Comparative: paunchier
Superlative: paunchiest
Superlative: paunchiest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a large belly
Synonyms:
abdominous; paunchy; potbellied
Similar:
fat (having an (over)abundance of flesh)
Derivation:
paunch (a protruding abdomen)
paunchiness (the bodily property of a protruding belly)
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