plumpish

adjective

Definition of plumpishnext
as in bulky

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plumpish
  1. bulky
  2. beefy
  3. plump
  4. stocky
  5. chubby
  6. overweight
  7. pudgy
  8. fleshy
Adjective
  • Today, large corporations have bulky IT infrastructure and teams to manage their tech stacks.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Never place anything that’s bulky or hefty above the height of your shoulders.
    Kelly Roberson, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of bulky
Adjective
  • Benelli There are beefy CST tires on 16-inch cast-aluminum wheels.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The PlayStation 5 will arguably be best remembered for beefy open-world games, serious narrative titles, and multiplayer shooters.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of beefy
Adjective
  • Some winners: Hyaluronic acid draws water into the skin to keep it plump and hydrated.
    Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The ultimate shrimp scampi offers perfectly plump shrimp in a garlicky, lemony, white wine sauce.
    Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of plump
Adjective
  • Despite their stocky size, these large mammals can really move.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Image The courthouse where Judge Brinkema works — in a section of Alexandria dominated by stocky office buildings — can feel far from the hubbub of nearby Washington.
    David McCabe, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of stocky
Adjective
  • All the children, made chubby by their coats and jackets, their hats and scarves, the pitch of their glee rising and falling like a siren.
    Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • While chubby cats may look cute, obesity can shorten their life and expose them to elevated risks of cancer, diabetes mellitus, heart disease and hypertension, osteoarthritis and faster degeneration of affected joints, urinary bladder stones, and anesthetic complications.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of chubby
Adjective
  • Surveys show that Americans want to eat healthier, but the fact that more than 70 percent of U.S. adults are overweight underscores just how many of us fail.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The Roper report notes that the public was slow to recognize other health risks of being overweight.
    Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of overweight
Adjective
  • Forget about his origins as a pudgy second-round pick whose selection was made during a Taco Bell commercial.
    John Hollinger, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
  • As a pudgy teen in the small town of Sombor in northern Serbia, Jokić was just as interested in horse racing as basketball and was pushing 300 pounds while chugging three liters of soda a day.
    John Hollinger, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of pudgy
Adjective
  • This striking succulent is known for how the light green, round, fleshy leaves stack beside each other.
    Staff Author Published, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2024
  • So plants have adapted to either wait out the cold in seed form (annuals), spend the winter below ground as a fleshy structure (herbaceous perennials), or going full deciduous and dropping leaves for the winter.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of fleshy
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