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puffy

puffy

51 2.2
Rounded and soft in shape, often filled with air or soft material
  • adjective
  • /ˈpʌfi/
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  • I hate it when my eyes get all puffy.
  • puffy eyes
  • puffy eyelids
  • puffy cheeks

It makes me feel like my face like isn't, isn't as puffy, I guess.

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Examples

  • The cake turned out light and puffy, just as the recipe promised.

  • 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.

  • I just may be a little puffy under the left eye.

  • No, look at your eyes all puffy.

  • 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.

  • It's freezing, and he's got a big puffy jacket on.

  • His face has a puffy look as though it's been an afternoon of frustrations and disappointments.

    Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

swollen
vspuffy
110 3.2

A body part or object that is larger than normal because it has extra fluid inside

is a general rounded look that can come from softness or air
bloated
vspuffy
70 5.0

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

is a common rounded appearance that also covers soft filled or airy shapes
bulbous
vspuffy
10 5.5

Having a round, swollen shape like a bulb

is a gentler rounded look rather than a strongly bulb shaped form
pillowy
vspuffy
3 3.5

Having a soft, full, and fluffy feel like a cushion

is a general rounded appearance that often comes from softness not fluid
bulging
vspuffy
2 3.6

Sticking out in a rounded shape because something inside pushes

is a softer more even rounded shape not only forced outward by pressure
bulgy
vspuffy
1 4.3

Sticking out in a rounded way

is a milder rounded puff that may come from softness or air
turgid
vspuffy
  • Specialized
1 8.6

Being swollen because it is full of liquid

is a broader rounded appearance that often comes from softness
tumescent
vspuffy
  • Specialized
1 9.8

Swollen body tissue that holds extra fluid

is a general rounded form often caused by softness or air not pathology
bouffant
vspuffy
1 7.7

Puffed out in a rounded, full shape

is a general rounded appearance while this focuses on hair or garment volume
distended
vspuffy
  • Specialized
7.8

A body part that is swollen in an unusual way, often from liquid or gas

is used for ordinary roundedness often caused by softness rather than pathology
intumescent
vspuffy
  • Specialized
9.9

Swollen and puffed up because it fills with liquid or gas

is mainly used for nonmedical rounded softness or air filled shapes
tumid
vspuffy
9.9

Swollen body part filled with extra fluid or gas

is a general soft rounded look instead of a medical enlargement
bollen
vspuffy
  • Archaic
9.9

Puffed up because it is full of liquid or air

is more general and used for soft rounded fullness without internal fluid
puffed
vspuffy
3.0

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

is used more widely for any rounded look from softness or small air
blousy
vspuffy
7.0

A soft, rounded face or body that looks a little plump

is a broader roundedness used for clothes and bodies not medical swelling

Antonyms

797 1.0

Level and even without parts higher or lower

How Puffy

bloated
70 5.0
puffy
51 2.2
swollen
110 3.2

Surface Forms

puffy positive
puffier comparative
puffiest superlative

Morphology

puffy = puff (transparent) = puff + y

Standard adjectival formation from 'puff' meaning 'full of or characterized by puffs', which directly gives the 'swollen/rounded' sense.

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.