puffier

  • 11puffy — adjective (puffier, puffiest) 1》 softly inflated. 2》 (of a part of the body) swollen and soft. Derivatives puffily adverb puffiness noun …

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  • 12puffy — adjective puffier, puffiest puffy eyes, faces, or cheeks are swollen puffiness noun (U) …

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  • 13puffy — UK [ˈpʌfɪ] / US adjective Word forms puffy : adjective puffy comparative puffier superlative puffiest 1) a part of your body that is puffy is slightly swollen 2) big, round, and light puffy clouds Derived word: puffiness noun uncountable …

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  • 14fabric softener — fab′ric soft ener n. cvb a substance added to fabrics during laundering to make them puffier and softer • Etymology: 1960–65 …

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  • 15puffy — /ˈpʌfi / (say pufee) adjective (puffier, puffiest) 1. gusty. 2. short winded. 3. inflated or distended. 4. fat. 5. conceited. 6. bombastic. –puffiness, noun …

  • 16puffiness — puffy ► ADJECTIVE (puffier, puffiest) 1) softly rounded: puffy clouds. 2) (of a part of the body) swollen and soft. DERIVATIVES puffiness noun …

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  • 17puffy — ► ADJECTIVE (puffier, puffiest) 1) softly rounded: puffy clouds. 2) (of a part of the body) swollen and soft. DERIVATIVES puffiness noun …

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  • 18puffy — [puf′ē] adj. puffier, puffiest 1. blowing or coming in puffs 2. panting; short winded 3. puffed up; swollen; inflated 4. fat; obese puffily adv. puffiness n …

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  • 19rise — [rīz] vi. rose, risen [riz′ən] rising [ME risen < OE risan, akin to OHG risan, ON risa < IE * ereis , extension of base * er , to set in motion, raise > RUN, L oriri, to rise, Gr ornynai, to arouse] I to get up 1. to stand or assume a… …

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  • 20puffy — adj. (puffier, puffiest) 1 swollen, esp. of the face etc. 2 fat. 3 gusty. 4 short winded; puffed out. Derivatives: puffily adv. puffiness n …

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