puffy

adjective

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as in fluffy

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Recent Examples of puffy Slow lymph flow means slow immune cell traffic, which can compromise your body’s ability to catch and respond to threats, not just leave you looking puffy. — Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2026 That means sluggish drainage can compromise your body’s ability to detect and respond to infection, not just leave you feeling puffy. — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026 The dramatic hairstyle topped off a black Kilian Kerner gown draped in an oversized, textured coat with exaggerated balloon sleeves and an equally puffy shawl collar. — Marci Robin, Allure, 29 June 2026 For the big day, Laura wore an ornate headpiece paired with an oh-so-very '80s gown complete with lace detailing and puffy sleeves. — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for puffy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puffy
  1. fluffy
  2. downy
  3. shaggy
  4. fuzzy
Adjective
  • This trial, if implemented across the tour, would have more impact on balls that get fluffier, faster — and would also mean that tournaments would require more balls per event.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • What’s yellow, fluffy and has a name that’s likely to get stuck in your head?
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 July 2026
Definition of fluffy
Adjective
  • Flavors of black cherry, star anise, and mint are set into downy tannins that linger on the palate.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
  • Plants produce a basal rosette of downy foliage in their first year and flower in the second season, after which the plants typically die out.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
Definition of downy
Adjective
  • The shaggy golden Saint Berdoodle was killed on June 13 by an LAPD officer while bounding out of Marseille’s Canoga Park apartment.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Yeoh sported a shaggy platinum crop with dark roots peeping through, pairing her transformation with one of the brand’s signature skirt suits.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 7 July 2026
Definition of shaggy
Adjective
  • The extra work to spot it may be worth it, though, to see the space object's fuzzy glow and striking tail.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 July 2026
  • Cece got out of bed, put on a pair of fuzzy pink slippers, and stomped to her mother’s office.
    — Jessica Contrera, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of fuzzy

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