podgy

«podgy» in Mova's school dictionary: A little fat, short and soft-looking — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (podgy, podgier, podgiest)

meaning for a pupil

1) (informal, mainly UK) A little fat, short and soft-looking. tree →

2) (informal) Soft and fleshy, of hands, fingers or a face. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in stories to describe a chubby person, pet or a baby's hands, often in a fond or teasing way; it can hurt if said about someone's body to their face. Phrases: «podgy little fingers», «a podgy puppy», «a bit podgy».

examples

• The baby grabbed my finger with her podgy hand. tree →
• Our cat got podgy after the neighbours kept feeding her. tree →
• He was a podgy boy with red cheeks and a big grin. tree →
• The puppy's podgy tummy wobbled as it ran. tree →
• Grandad patted his podgy belly after Christmas dinner. tree →
• "Don't call him podgy, it's unkind," Mum said. tree →
• The teddy had a podgy face and button eyes. tree →

note

Informal, mostly British; American English says «pudgy». Comparative «podgier», superlative «podgiest». Talking about someone's weight can be rude, so it is kinder to keep such words for babies, animals and toys. Not a maths word.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «podgy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.