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puffy

adjective

blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
P
Ends with
Y
Contains
UF
Scrabble score
16

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈpʌfi

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts

    “puffy off-shore winds”

adjective

  1. abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas

    “hungry children with bloated stomachs”

adjective

  1. being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing

    “a bouffant skirt”

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Example Sentences

puffy off-shore winds
gusty winds
hungry children with bloated stomachs
he had a grossly distended stomach
eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids
swollen hands
tumescent tissue
a bouffant skirt

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