puffed

3.0

A part of clothing gathered to form a rounded shape that sticks out

adjective
/pʌft/

: abullonado

The pillows on the sofa are puffed and inviting, perfect for a cozy evening.

Examples

She wore a dress with puffed sleeves that added an elegant touch to her outfit.
Concern, pride, and anger warred in him; his puffed and bloody mouth expressed his rage.

Fiction book (1991)
Let's see, it seems like Oh yeah, the puffy jacket inside is soaking wet.
It almost reminds me of one of those NFL practice stadiums, like a puffed up Dome situation.
They kind of come out and they're rounded and they're puffed out, but they don't.
The child's winter coat is puffed, keeping him warm in the cold weather.

Synonyms

puffy

vspuffed

51 2.2

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

is formed by fabric being gathered to make an outward rounded shape

bellied

vspuffed

9 5.6

Having a rounded shape that sticks out from the middle of the body

is about gathered fabric fullness rather than natural body-like swell

bulging

vspuffed

2 3.6

Sticking out in a rounded shape because something inside pushes

is formed by gathering fabric not by internal pressure swelling

bulgy

vspuffed

1 4.3

Sticking out in a rounded way

is specific to gathered cloth shaped to stick out not general protrusion

bouffant

vspuffed

1 7.7

Puffed out in a rounded, full shape

is about a gathered section that sticks out rather than overall volume

puff

vspuffed

Specialized

4.6

Shaped so part of a garment bulges outward for fullness

is the adjective form describing a gathered rounded garment part

poufed

vspuffed

7.0

Hair or clothing shaped to look full and rounded

is limited to gathered clothing fabric rather than hair styles

bollen

vspuffed

Archaic

9.9

Puffed up because it is full of liquid or air

is achieved by gathering fabric to make a rounded decorative shape instead

Antonyms

flat

797 1.0

Level and even without parts higher or lower

Compounds

puffed rice

1 2.2

Light, crispy rice grains that form when heat makes rice expand

puffed wheat

2.0

Grains of wheat that swell when you heat them and people eat for breakfast

How Puffy

puffed

3.0

flat

797 1.0

Surface Forms

puffed positive

Morphology

puffed = puff (transparent) = puff + ed

Formed by the regular past-participle/adjectival suffix '-ed' on the verb 'puff', meaning 'made to swell' or 'having puffs'.

Etymology

Puffed comes from the simple verb puff, which means 'a short breath or blast of air'. So something puffed is rounded or swollen as if filled with air, like a puff pastry or a puffer jacket.