"puddingy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: puddingier [comparative], puddingiest [superlative]
Etymology: From pudding + -y. Etymology templates: {{af|en|pudding|-y|id2=adjectival}} pudding + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} puddingy (comparative puddingier, superlative puddingiest)
  1. Like pudding; having a heavy, stodgy texture.
    Sense id: en-puddingy-en-adj-NxbRQqs~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. Having a podgy figure.
    Sense id: en-puddingy-en-adj-UTEm0sg8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: puddingish

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