puffy
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2.2
- adjective
- /ˈpʌfi/
- I hate it when my eyes get all puffy.
- puffy eyes
- puffy eyelids
- puffy cheeks
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Watch on YouTubeIt makes me feel like my face like isn't, isn't as puffy, I guess.
- It makes me feel like my face like isn't, isn't as puffy, I guess.
- It reminds you of the never been kissed like puffy dress sleeves.
- So my face got all puffy, my eyes got puffy.
- My teens were a little bit more tight pants, ponytails, hoops, puffy jackets.
- They all have like diamonds and ruffles and puffy things like that for the girl dogs.
Examples
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The cake turned out light and puffy, just as the recipe promised.
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His eyes looked old, red, and puffy from tears and lack of sleep, clouded with grief.
Fiction book (1990) -
Just the front here, because you want to achieve that very puffy effect at the front.
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I just may be a little puffy under the left eye.
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No, look at your eyes all puffy.
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My eyes were so puffy I could barely see out of them.
Fiction book (1995) -
The flesh of her face was a little puffy, but there were no deep lines in it.
Fiction book (1993) -
You know how puffy my eyes get when I don't rest.
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It's freezing, and he's got a big puffy jacket on.
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His face has a puffy look as though it's been an afternoon of frustrations and disappointments.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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3.2
A body part or object that is larger than normal because it has extra fluid inside
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5.0
A part of the body that is swollen and uncomfortable from extra gas or liquid
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3.6
Sticking out in a rounded shape because something inside pushes
10
7.8
A body part that is swollen in an unusual way, often from liquid or gas
10
5.5
Having a round, swollen shape like a bulb
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3.0
A part of clothing gathered to form a rounded shape that sticks out
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3.5
Having a soft, full, and fluffy feel like a cushion
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7.7
Puffed out in a rounded, full shape
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8.6
Being swollen because it is full of liquid
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4.3
Sticking out in a rounded way
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9.8
Swollen body tissue that holds extra fluid
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9.9
Swollen body part filled with extra fluid or gas
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7.0
A soft, rounded face or body that looks a little plump
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9.9
Swollen and puffed up because it fills with liquid or gas
Puffed up because it is full of liquid or air
Antonyms
How Puffy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Puffy comes from the simple word puff, which means 'a short breath or a small burst of air', and the ending -y means 'full of' or 'like'. So something puffy is 'swollen' or rounded as if filled with air, like a puffy jacket or a puffy skirt.