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chubbiness

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chub⋅by

  [chuhb-ee]
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–adjective, -bi⋅er, -bi⋅est.
round and plump: a chubby child; a chubby face.
Origin:
1605–15; chub + -y 1

Related forms:
chub⋅bi⋅ly, adverb
chub⋅bi⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
pudgy, heavy, fleshy, roly-poly.

Antonyms:
lean, svelte, thin, skinny.
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chub·by   (chŭb'ē)   
adj.   chub·bi·er, chub·bi·est
Rounded and plump. See Synonyms at fat.

[Probably from chub (from the plumpness of the fish).]
chub'bi·ly adv., chub'bi·ness n.
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