Definition of puffy Puffy

/pʌˈfi/ - [pufee] - puff•y

We found 8 definitions of puffy from 4 different sources.

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What does puffy mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

puffy, puffier, puffiest

puffy - abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh"
  intumescent, tumescent, tumid, turgid
  unhealthy not conducive to good health; "an unhealthy diet of fast foods"; "an unhealthy climate"
puffy - blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts; "puffy off-shore winds"; "gusty winds "
  gusty
  stormy (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas"
puffy - being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing; "a bouffant skirt"
  bouffant
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • puffy (Adjective)
    Of or pertaining to puffs or puffiness; being pillow-like, exhibiting swelling, inflated.
  • puffy (Adjective)
    Speaking or writing in an exaggeratedly eloquent and self-important manner.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • puffy (a.)
    Swelled with air, or any soft matter; tumid with a soft substance; bloated; fleshy; as, a puffy tumor.
  • puffy (a.)
    Hence, inflated; bombastic; as, a puffy style.

Part of speech

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  • puffy, adjective.

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