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bellied

bellied

9 5.6
Having a rounded shape that sticks out from the middle of the body
  • adjective
  • /ˈbɛl.id/
translation icon : abultado
  • An unshaved, enormously pot-bellied man in a stained t-shirt stares at Vivian with pig eyes.
  • bellied toad
  • fire-bellied
  • European fire-bellied

I've got the my wife and my son and our two pit bulls and two Guinea pigs and our two pot bellied pigs, Amy and Snortington.

Examples

  • Below me, a crowd of women, children, and pot-bellied men were splashing around in the surf.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • And where would you and your beer-bellied architect be going to?

  • Bellied up a ridge, and there they were, right below me.

  • That's why they end up big bellied.

  • The young men are stiff and trim; the old ones are stiff and bellied out.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The pouch-bellied man looking off into the distant darkness was surely their father.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • A robust, big-bellied man, a plainclothes copper from central casting, Milacki always had a good time.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • A big-bellied, burly, red-haired man was sitting in the garage, sadly strumming a guitar.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • "... he doesn't care," Tori said, eying the big-bellied attendant.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The big-bellied frog sat on the lily pad, basking in the sun.

Synonyms

bloated
vsbellied
70 5.0

A part of the body that is swollen and uncomfortable from extra gas or liquid

is about permanent rounded shape rather than temporary swelling
puffy
vsbellied
51 2.2

Rounded and soft in shape, often filled with air or soft material

is the neutral rounded shape not implying inflation or fluid
bulbous
vsbellied
10 5.5

Having a round, swollen shape like a bulb

is a broader term for a rounded outward form
rotund
vsbellied
5 5.8

Having a round, plump shape like a ball

is more focused on a local outward bulge rather than full roundness
potbellied
vsbellied
4 3.7

A person or animal with a round belly that sticks out

is the general shape term not limited to large body fronts
paunchy
vsbellied
3 7.4

A person with a large belly that sticks out around the middle

is the neutral shape word without implying fatness
bulging
vsbellied
2 3.6

Sticking out in a rounded shape because something inside pushes

is similar but not limited to pressure caused swelling
bell-shaped
vsbellied
2 3.0

A shape with a round top and sides that curve out like a bell

is a general rounded shape not specifically flared at the base
1 5.5

Having extra fat around the waist

is about rounded shape without implying weight distribution
bulgy
vsbellied
1 4.3

Sticking out in a rounded way

is more about rounded shape than about size or cause
big-bellied
vsbellied
1 3.5

Having a large round belly

is the neutral form for rounded bulges not only large ones
protuberant
vsbellied
1 8.4

Sticks out from a surface in a round or curved way

is about rounded shape without necessarily projecting beyond a surface
plumpish
vsbellied
1 3.7

A little fat in a soft, round way

is the basic rounded form without suggesting softness or weight
bellying
vsbellied
7.6

It curves outward in the middle to form a rounded bulge

is the adjective form used to describe that rounded shape
abdominous
vsbellied
  • Archaic
9.9

A person with a large belly that sticks out

is more general for rounded bulges and not only body fronts
great-bellied
vsbellied
8.1

Having a large round stomach that sticks out

is a general descriptor for rounded shapes of any size

Antonyms

797 1.0

Level and even without parts higher or lower

5 5.2

Curved inward like the inside of a bowl or spoon

9.9

Very flat or thin in the stomach so it does not stick out

Compounds

yellow-bellied
  • Offensive
5 7.9

Being too afraid to do things that need courage

1 3.5

Having a large round belly

A small woodpecker with a pale yellow belly that drills rows of holes in trees to eat sap and insects

Feeling hungry and weak

A small toad with bright red or orange and black patches on its belly

Having a stomach that is flat and not rounded

Having a large round stomach that sticks out

A small harmless woodland snake with a red belly

A freshwater turtle from rivers near Chesapeake Bay with red marks on its lower shell

A freshwater turtle with red marks on its lower shell that lives in rivers near Chesapeake Bay

A small bird with a blue-green back and white belly that nests in tree holes

A freshwater turtle with a yellow belly often kept as a pet

How Bulging

potbellied
4 3.7
bulging
2 3.6
bellied
9 5.6
rounded
1 2.4
flat
797 1.0

Surface Forms

bellied positive

Morphology

bellied = belly (transparent) = belly + ed

The adjective is a straightforward adjectival form of the noun 'belly' with '-ed' meaning 'having a belly' and is easily inferred by learners.

Etymology

Bellied comes from the ordinary word belly, which means 'stomach' or the soft, rounded middle of the body. So something bellied is described as having a rounded or bulging shape like a belly.