"plumpy" meaning in English

See plumpy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-plumpy.wav Forms: plumpier [comparative], plumpiest [superlative]
Etymology: From plump + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|plump|y}} plump + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|plumpier}} plumpy (comparative plumpier, superlative plumpiest)
  1. Plump; fat; sleek.
    Sense id: en-plumpy-en-adj-4SvGETHe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-plumpy.wav Forms: plumpies [plural]
Etymology: From plump + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|plump|y}} plump + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} plumpy (plural plumpies)
  1. (informal) A fat person or thing. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-plumpy-en-noun-rCEDzakS

Inflected forms

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