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flesh⋅y

  [flesh-ee]
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–adjective, flesh⋅i⋅er, flesh⋅i⋅est.
1. having much flesh; plump; fat.
2. consisting of or resembling flesh.
3. Botany. consisting of fleshlike substance; pulpy, as a fruit; thick and tender, as a succulent leaf.
Origin:
1325–75; ME; see flesh, -y 1

Related forms:
flesh⋅i⋅ly, adjective
flesh⋅i⋅ness, noun
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flesh·y   (flěsh'ē)   
adj.   flesh·i·er, flesh·i·est
    1. Relating to, consisting of, or resembling flesh.
    2. Having abundant flesh; plump. See Synonyms at fat.
  2. Having a juicy or pulpy texture: ripe, fleshy peaches.
  3. Fleshly; carnal: "the fleshy fringes of show business" (Newsweek).
flesh'i·ness n.
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Fleshy

Flesh"y\, a. [Compar. Fleshier; superl. Fleshiest.]

1. Full of, or composed of, flesh; plump; corpulent; fat; gross.

The sole of his foot is fleshy. --Ray.

2. Human. [Obs.] "Fleshy tabernacle." --Milton.

3. (Bot.) Composed of firm pulp; succulent; as, the houseleek, cactus, and agave are fleshy plants.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : fleshy
Spanish: gordo; carnoso,
German: fleischig, feist,
Japanese: 肉づきのよい
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Main Entry: fleshy
Pronunciation: 'flesh-E
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: flesh·i·er; -est
: marked by abundant flesh;especially : CORPULENT
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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