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Webster 1913 Edition
Puffy
Puff′y
,Adj.
1.
Swelled with air, or any soft matter; tumid with a soft substance; bloated; fleshy;
“ A very stout, puffy man.” as, a
. puffy
tumorThackeray.
2.
Hence, inflated; bombastic;
as, a
. puffy
styleWebster 1828 Edition
Puffy
PUFF'Y
,Adj.
1.
Tumid; turgid; bombastic; as a puffy style.Definition 2024
puffy
puffy
English
Adjective
puffy (comparative puffier, superlative puffiest)
- Of or pertaining to puffs or puffiness; being pillow-like, exhibiting swelling, inflated.
- Speaking or writing in an exaggeratedly eloquent and self-important manner.
Derived terms
Translations
exaggeratedly eloquent speaking or writing
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