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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)
Terms with puffy included in their meaning
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food product
rice grains made puffy by heating, often used in snacks
crisp
puffy crisp made from rice flour and prawn flavoring
full puffy
having a full, puffy, or voluminous appearance
meteorology
large white, puffy cloud formed by convection
weather
puffy white cloud with a flat base
decoration
decorative element that is puffy
clinic term
puffy from excess body water buildup, associated with dropsy
hormone illness
severe thyroid slowdown causing swelling, puffy face, and thickened firm skin
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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