Definition of roly-poly
:being short and pudgy :rotund
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Origin and Etymology of roly-poly
roly-poly Synonyms
Synonyms
blubbery, chubby, corpulent, fleshy, full, gross, lardy, obese, overweight, plump, podgy [chiefly British], portly, pudgy, replete, roly-poly, rotund, round, tubbyAntonyms
lean, skinny, slender, slim, spare, thinRelated Words
beefy, bulky, chunky, heavy, heavyset, plumpish, stocky, stout, thick, thickset, weighty; brawny, burly, hefty, husky; dumpy, squat, stubby; hippy, paunchy, potbellied; flabby, soft; ample, buxom, corn-fed, ripe, zaftig (also zoftig); endomorphicNear Antonyms
angular, bony (also boney), gaunt, lank, lanky, rawboned, sinewy; cadaverous, emaciated, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted; puny, scraggy, scrawny, slight; rangy, reedy, spindling, spindly, stringy, svelte, sylphlike, twiggy, waspish, weedy, willowy; ectomorphic; anorexicDefinition of roly-poly
plural roly-polies
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:a roly-poly person or thing
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British
:a sweet dough spread with a filling, rolled, and baked or steamed — called also
roly-poly pudding
First Known Use of roly-poly
1836
ROLY-POLY Defined for English Language Learners
roly-poly
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Definition of roly-poly for English Language Learners
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: a sweet dough that is spread with jam, rolled up, and baked or steamed
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