big-bellied
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3.5
- adjective
- /ˈbɪɡˌbɛlid/
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barrigón
- The man, fortyish, pajama-clad, is big and big-bellied.
- a big-bellied man
- a big-bellied woman
Examples
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A robust, big-bellied man, a plainclothes copper from central casting, Milacki always had a good time.
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A robust, big-bellied man, a plainclothes copper from central casting, Milacki always had a good time.
Fiction book (1999) -
He was a big-bellied man who liked his food and his beer.
Fiction book (1995) -
The three big-bellied women watched her, smiled.
Fiction book (1998) -
His waiting room was peaceful, three big-bellied women talking quietly beside a broadleaf plant.
Fiction book (1998) -
A big-bellied, burly, red-haired man was sitting in the garage, sadly strumming a guitar.
Fiction book (1998) -
The paneled door swung open, and a big-bellied middle-aged man in a seersucker suit surveyed her over his half-glasses.
Fiction book (1995) -
Luckily for me, most of the questions were asked by his older partner, a heavyset, big-bellied black man named Jude Morgan, who seemed to bulge inside his store-bought brown suit as if he had been stuffed into it.
Fiction book (1990) -
By my age, I’d expected to have a gruff, big-bellied, middle-aged husband slouching around the house.
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The paneled door swung open, and a big-bellied middle-aged man in a seersucker suit surveyed her over his half-glasses.
Synonyms
4
3.7
A person or animal with a round belly that sticks out
3
7.4
A person with a large belly that sticks out around the middle
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5.5
Having extra fat around the waist
Having a large round stomach that sticks out
A person with a large belly that sticks out
Antonyms
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word big-bellied is a simple combination of big and belly, where belly means 'stomach' or 'middle of the body'. So big-bellied describes someone or something that has a large belly.