puffy
puffy · puffier · puffiest
опухлий
напыщенный
geschwollen, angeschwollen
Swollen or inflated in shape, as if filled with airSwollen or inflated in shape, as if filled with air; pillow-like.
/ˈpʌfi/
» You look puffy.
Meaning
4 sensesSwollen or inflated in shape, as if filled with air; pillow-like.
Coming or exhaling in puffs.
puffy breath
A puffy fat man in a tracksuit came jogging around the corner.
Speaking or writing in an exaggeratedly eloquent and self-important manner.
напы́щенныйnapýščennyj
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 sentencesYou look puffy.
Why isn't it red and puffy?
Why do you look so puffy?
Yanni was wearing a puffy jacket.
Mary's eyes were puffy and red.
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
exaggeratedly eloquent speaking or writing:
Origin
From puff + -y.From puff + -y.
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Forms
puffier, puffiestSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form