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Definition of paunchy
paunchier
;paunchiest
: having a potbelly
paunchiness
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Examples of paunchy in a Sentence
not surprisingly, the new Hollywood biopic casts a young, athetically trim actor in the role of the paunchy, balding artist
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Rap Monster joins in with both a paunchy rap and a mellow singing verse that diverges from his usual role as a rapper.
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Gozali, a paunchy Chinese-Indonesian with a penchant for American hamburgers, is perhaps an unlikely apostle for sports and fitness.
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But like the man himself, Assassin’s Creed is growing old — and getting paunchy with age.
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