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paunchy

[ pawn-chee, pahn- ]

adjective

paunchier, paunchiest.
  1. having a large and protruding belly; potbellied:

    a paunchy middle-aged man.



paunchy

/ ˈ±èɔ˲ԳÙʃɪ /

adjective

  1. having a protruding belly or abdomen
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±è²¹³Ü²Ô³¦³ó¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è²¹³Ü²Ô³¦³ói·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of paunchy1

First recorded in 1590–1600; paunch + -y 1
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Short and paunchy with a stoic face and gray hair, Lara said he still puts on a brave face around his wife.

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The short, paunchy, balding Young was the sort of actor who always seemed to play middle-aged no matter his age.

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A paunchy, bespectacled, depressed widower with back pain, Farrell oozes melancholy as he checks into a hotel where he hopes to make a love match in 45 days or be turned into the titular animal.

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Inside the tent, dozens of prospective customers — Algerian generals, representatives of several Asian countries, paunchy men surrounded by grim-faced bodyguards — milled around dioramas featuring Grad missile launchers and checked out shelves lined with weapons.

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Driver, paunchy and swaybacked, is the very model of a modern middle-aged professor, his intellectual curiosity muffled by a certain complacency.

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