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Fleshy

//ˈflɛʃi// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, related to, or resembling flesh.

    "Mr. Creakle . . . showed me the cane, and asked me what I thought of THAT? . . . Did it bite? At every question he gave me a fleshy cut with it that made me writhe."

  2. 2
    Having considerable flesh; plump.

    "The King's face was slightly more fleshy than mine, the oval of its contour the least trifle more pronounced."

  3. 3
    Rich and smooth, with significant body or texture.

    "a fleshy wine"

Adjective
  1. 1
    usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to or resembling flesh wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English fleisshy, fleischy, fleschi, equivalent to flesh + -y. Piecewise doublet of fleischig.

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