plumpish

plumpish
adjective see plump VI

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • plumpish — Ⅰ. plump [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) full and rounded in shape. 2) rather fat. ► VERB (plump up) ▪ make or become full and round. DERIVATIVES plumpish adjective …   English terms dictionary

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  • plumpish — plumpishly, adv. /plum pish/, adj. somewhat plump; tending to plumpness. [1750 60; PLUMP1 + ISH1] * * * …   Universalium

  • plumpish — adjective Somewhat plump …   Wiktionary

  • plumpish — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Well rounded and full in form: chubby, plump1, pudgy, roly poly, rotund, round, tubby, zaftig. See FAT …   English dictionary for students

  • plumpish — plump·ish …   English syllables

  • plumpish — plump•ish [[t]ˈplʌm pɪʃ[/t]] adj. cvb rather plump; tending to plumpness • Etymology: 1750–60 plump′ish•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • plump — I. verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily < plumped down in the chair > 2. to favor or decide in favor of someone or something strongly or emphatically used… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • plumpness — See plumpish. * * * …   Universalium

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