Paunchy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɔːn(t)ʃi/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Paunchy is an adjective meaning Having a paunch; having a prominent stomach; potbellied.
Meaning
Having a paunch; having a prominent stomach; potbellied.
Example Sentences
He exercised every day to avoid becoming paunchy in his old age.
A trim-middled hog will have a higher dressing percentage than a wasty, gutty, paunchy, heavy-middled hog.
"They live in New York, and he had the effrontery to give me a dinner and ask all his collaborators to it, fat, paunchy men who smelled of money. Pfaugh!"
"I don't think personalities change," Bill said. "We get a little paunchier and we get a few wrinkles and a little gray hair. But you have the same personality."
Word Forms
- paunchier
- paunchiest
Synonyms for paunchy
Depending on context, synonyms include paunched, fat, potbellied, abdominous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include abdominous, potbellied, fat, pot-bellied, gorbellied, punchy.
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