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paunchy

adjective \ ˈpȯn-chē , ˈpän- \

Definition of paunchy

paunchier; paunchiest
:having a potbelly
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paunchiness

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First Known Use of paunchy

1598

paunchy Synonyms

Synonyms
beer-bellied, potbellied
Related Words
chubby, corpulent, fat, fleshy, full, gross, obese, overweight, plump, podgy [chiefly British], portly, pudgy, roly-poly, rotund, round, tubby; flabby, soft
Near Antonyms
chiseled (or chiselled), cut; lean, lithe, skinny, slender, slim, spare, svelte, sylphlike

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