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pudgy
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
pudgy
(adjective)
pudgy
/
ˈ
pʌʤi/
adjective
pudgier
;
pudgiest
pudgy
/
ˈ
pʌʤi/
adjective
pudgier
;
pudgiest
Britannica Dictionary definition of PUDGY
[
also more pudgy; most pudgy
]
informal
:
somewhat fat
The baby wrapped its
pudgy
[=
plump
, (
Brit
)
podgy
] little hand around my finger.
a
pudgy
little man
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