pudgy
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Synonyms & Antonyms for pudgy
Synonyms
blubbery, chubby, corpulent, fat, fleshy, full, gross, lardy, obese, overweight, plump, podgy [chiefly British], portly, replete, roly-poly, rotund, round, tubby
Antonyms
lean, skinny, slender, slim, spare, thin
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Examples of pudgy in a Sentence
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Little was known about the pudgy young heir, even by the South Korean intelligence agencies that obsessively track their northern neighbor. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: ‘The Great Successor’ paints a macabre portrait of Kim Jong Un," 24 Aug. 2019 Tardigrades are pudgy little animals no longer than one millimeter. — Amy Woodyatt, CNN, "Crashed spacecraft may have left tiny but tough creatures on the moon," 7 Aug. 2019 Denver, meanwhile is anchored by a pudgy Serbian center who holds court from the elbow at a mile high. — Michael Shapiro, SI.com, "Can the Nuggets Keep Pace in the Western Conference Title Hunt?," 30 July 2019 Wildlife officials tried to relocate the baby to a dugong habitat, but the pudgy creature swam away, seemingly more interested in the humans who came to check up on her. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "Friendly Baby Dugong Becomes Conservation Symbol in Thailand," 3 July 2019 Ernie Sabella Pumbaa may have been dreamt up as a supporting character, but the pudgy jungle warthog with a heart of gold and best friend to Timon became a star thanks to Sabella’s effervescent voice. — Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE.com, "The Original Lion King Cast: Where Are They Now?," 24 June 2019 Police described the suspect as about 30 years old, about 5 feet 5 inches tall, with a pudgy build and with stubble and short, dark hair. — oregonlive.com, "Portland stabbing victim loses her Chihuahua in random bus stop attack," 20 June 2019 Preschoolers on government food aid have grown a little less pudgy, a U.S. study found, offering fresh evidence that previous signs of declining obesity rates weren't a fluke. — NBC News, "Obesity rates falling among U.S. preschoolers, study finds," 18 June 2019 Preschoolers on government food aid have grown a little less pudgy, a new study found, offering fresh evidence that previous signs of declining childhood obesity rates in the U.S. weren't a fluke. — Lindsey Tanner, latimes.com, "Obesity rates are falling for young children on WIC, study says," 18 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pudgy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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