bulg·y

[buhl-jee]
adjective, bulg·i·er, bulg·i·est.
tending to bulge; having a bulge: a bulgy envelope.

Origin:
1840–50; bulge + -y1

bulg·i·ness, noun
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bulge (bʌldʒ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a swelling or an outward curve
2.  a sudden increase in number or volume, esp of population
3.  (Brit) another name for baby boom
4.  (Brit) the projecting part of an army's front line; salient
 
vb
5.  to swell outwards
 
[C13: from Old French bouge, from Latin bulga bag, probably of Gaulish origin]
 
'bulging
 
adj
 
'bulgingly
 
adv
 
'bulgy
 
adj
 
'bulginess
 
n

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Bulgy is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Example sentences
She was in a petticoat now, and corsets which bulged, and unaware of being seen in bulgy corsets.
Most other hoods are bulgy which makes me feel uncomfortable during the night.
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