Puffy
/ˈpʌfi/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Swollen or inflated in shape, as if filled with air; pillow-like.
- 2 Coming or exhaling in puffs.
"puffy breath"
- 3 Speaking or writing in an exaggeratedly eloquent and self-important manner.
"There has been much puffy stuff written about whether Lyell's uniformitarianism permitted variations in intensity of causes, or whether he applied his logic in a consistent way, and whether he assumed indefinite stretches of geological time."
- 4 Having inflated cheeks.
Adjective
- 1 blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts wordnet
- 2 abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas wordnet
- 3 being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Puffy AmiYumi is a Japanese rock band."
Etymology
From puff + -y.