pouchier; pouchiest
: having, tending to have, or resembling a pouch
… pouchy insomniac eyes …—
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Giant rats with pouchy cheeks are out here detecting landmines and being literal heroes
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—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2025
His graying, thinning hair, tense figure and pouchy eyes could pierce Larry’s otherwise impenetrable ego.
—Boris Kachka, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
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Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2025
His graying, thinning hair, tense figure and pouchy eyes could pierce Larry’s otherwise impenetrable ego.
—Boris Kachka, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
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“Pouchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pouchy. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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