Definition
Definition of puffier - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
swellingRare more swollen or inflatedRare
- Her eyes were puffier after crying all night.
2.
fluffyRare having more air or fluffRare
- The pillow is puffier than before.
Origin of puffier
English, puff (to swell)
Examples of puffier in a sentence
The puffier jacket kept him warm. Her new jacket is puffier than the old one. The clouds looked puffier after the storm.
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- French:plus gonflé, gonflé, ...
- German:geschwollener, fluffiger, ...
- Italian:più gonfi, più soffice, ...
- Spanish:más hinchado, más esponjoso, ...
- Portuguese:mais inchados, mais fofo, ...
- Chinese:更肿胀, 更蓬松, ...
- Japanese:より腫れた, よりふわふわした, ...
- Arabic:أَكْثَرِ انْتِفاخًا, مَنْفوش, ...
- Hebrew:יוֹתֵר נָפוּחַ, תָּפוּחַ, ...
- Russian:более опухшие, более пушистый, ...
- Ukrainian:набряклішими, пухкіша, ...
- Hindi:अधिक सूजा हुआ, अधिक मुलायम, ...
Definition of puffy - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
appearanceswollen or inflated in shape like a pillow
- Her eyes were puffy from crying.
2.
cloudslooking like a large ball of cotton wool
- The sky was filled with puffy clouds.
3.
airy foodlight and airy, especially referring to food
- The puffy pastries were a hit at the breakfast table..
4.
fashionbeing puffed out in style or shape
- She wore a puffy dress to the party.
5.
pompousspeaking in an exaggeratedly self-important manner
- His puffy speech bored the audience.
Origin of puffy
English, puff (swollen) + -y (adjective suffix)
Examples of puffy in a sentence
His puffy jacket kept him warm. The children gazed at the puffy formations in the sky. Puffy clouds drifted lazily across the horizon. The puffy doughnuts were everyone's favorite. She loved the puffy texture of the freshly baked bread. The puffy jacket kept him warm.
Her puffy sleeves were in vogue. His puffy remarks made everyone roll their eyes. The politician's puffy promises were hard to believe.
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- French:bouffi, cotonneux, ...
- German:geschwollen, bauschig, ...
- Italian:gonfio, soffice, ...
- Spanish:hinchado, esponjoso, ...
- Portuguese:inchado, fofo, ...
- Chinese:肿胀的, 蓬松的, ...
- Japanese:腫れた, ふわふわした, ...
- Arabic:مُنْتَفِخ, مَنْفُوش, ...
- Hebrew:נָפוּחַ, תָּפוּחַ, ...
- Russian:опухший, пушистый, ...
- Ukrainian:набряклий, пухнастий, ...
- Hindi:सूजा हुआ, फूले-फूले, ...
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