plumpish

[ pluhm-pish ]
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adjective
  1. somewhat plump; tending to plumpness.

Origin of plumpish

1
First recorded in 1750–60; plump1 + -ish1

Other words from plumpish

  • plump·ish·ly, adverb

Words Nearby plumpish

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How to use plumpish in a sentence

  • He was a small, plumpish, round-faced man in his early forties, who spoke in perpetual italics.

    Ralestone Luck | Andre Norton
  • The mild-looking, plumpish, blond-haired man whose face came onto the screen was immediately recognizable.

    Damned If You Don't | Gordon Randall Garrett
  • The second newcomer was a red-faced, plumpish man with an almost offensively hearty manner.

    The Unnecessary Man | Gordon Randall Garrett
  • An astonishingly young, pleasingly plumpish woman, with nothing remarkable about her except a certain splendid calm.

    Fanny Herself | Edna Ferber
  • I think it was the sight of a plumpish young man in a horsey brown coat that settled my choice of pub.

    A Case in Camera | Oliver Onions