potbellied
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3.7
- adjective
- /ˈpɑtˌbɛl.id/
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panzón
- In the cozy corner of the room, a potbellied stove warmed the space during the cold winter nights.
- potbellied pig
- potbellied man
- potbellied stove
Examples
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It's a Vietnamese potbellied pig.
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Rita stands there, a pocket of genuine beauty in this sea of potbellied old union guys and blow-dried reporters.
Fiction book (1993) -
This potbellied pig was actually trying to find his owner...
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My opponent was potbellied, but strong.
Fiction book (1999) -
I heard Giacomo say that some pig just made a record for the oldest potbellied pig.
Blog text (1) -
Can you trust a balding, slightly potbellied, soft-spoken professor of economics who just happens to be named Stanley Kowalski?
Fiction book (1999) -
He may be a potbellied plodder, but he's her potbellied plodder.
Academic text (2007) -
The boys whip their heads around to see a potbellied, yellow-toothed security officer with long sideburns and slicked-back hair at the far end of the hall, fists on his hips.
Fiction book (1999) -
Other exhibit inhabitants include potbellied seahorses, spiny seahorses, long snout seahorses, and pipefish.
Academic text (2001) -
The potbellied man struggled to fasten his belt as he sat down at the table.
Synonyms
3
7.4
A person with a large belly that sticks out around the middle
1
5.5
Having extra fat around the waist
1
3.5
Having a large round belly
A person with a large belly that sticks out
Having a large round stomach that sticks out
Antonyms
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Etymology
The word potbellied comes from the parts pot ('a round cooking container') and belly ('stomach'). So it means having a round stomach that sticks out, like a 'pot-bellied pig', which is why we use it for people or animals with a rounded, protruding belly.