Meaning

4 senses
  1. Swollen or inflated in shape, as if filled with air; pillow-like.

  2. Coming or exhaling in puffs.

    puffy breath

    A puffy fat man in a tracksuit came jogging around the corner.

  3. Speaking or writing in an exaggeratedly eloquent and self-important manner.

    напы́щенныйnapýščennyj

  4. Having inflated cheeks.

More definitions
  • abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
  • blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts
  • being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing

Examples

11 sentences
  1. You look puffy.

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  2. Why isn't it red and puffy?

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  3. Why do you look so puffy?

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  4. Yanni was wearing a puffy jacket.

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  5. Mary's eyes were puffy and red.

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
exaggeratedly eloquent speaking or writing:

Origin

From puff + -y.

From puff + -y.

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Forms

puffier, puffiest
Comparativepuffier Lesson
Superlativepuffiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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