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- Dictionarypaunchy/ˈpɔːn(t)ʃi/
adjective
- 1. having a large or protruding belly: "a slightly paunchy, balding, middle-aged man"
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( especially of a man) having a fat stomach: He is tall and a bit paunchy. She encourages even slightly paunchy patients to lose weight. See. paunch. Fewer examples. He is growing older and getting paunchy. Today, at 58, he is paunchy. He was middle-aged, balding, and paunchy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Paunchy is an adjective that means having a potbelly or a big belly. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for paunchy.
Paunchy definition: having a large and protruding belly; potbellied. See examples of PAUNCHY used in a sentence.
( especially of a man) having a fat stomach: He is tall and a little paunchy. She encourages even slightly paunchy patients to lose weight. See. paunch. Fewer examples. He is growing older and getting paunchy. Today, at 58, he is paunchy. He was middle-aged, balding, and paunchy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Paunchy means having a fat stomach or a protruding belly. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences and see synonyms, pronunciation and word frequency.
Paunchy means having a protruding belly or abdomen. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of paunchy in English and Spanish, and see related words and antonyms.
Someone who's paunchy has a round belly. If you're more paunchy than you used to be, you might want to invest in slightly larger, more comfortable clothes. This adjective is often used in a mildly derogatory way, to describe someone who carries a bit of extra weight around their middle.
