puffy
Origin of puffy
1Other words from puffy
- puff·i·ly, adverb
- puff·i·ness, noun
Words Nearby puffy
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How to use puffy in a sentence
Top it all off with a light puffy jacket for extra warmth if necessary, and you’ll be good to go.
How to stay warm while sleeping in the frigid outdoors | Alisha McDarris | February 12, 2021 | Popular-ScienceIn this case, it is ideal to carry what some call “puffy” layers.
Dress like an Alaskan to weather the winter cold | By Tyler Freel/Outdoor Life | January 20, 2021 | Popular-ScienceI’ve got everything from thick puffy items to thinner fleece sweatpants to hybrid designs that try and map insulation by area, reducing the bulk of the puff.
The Zero G quickly became my preferred winter puffy on days when the digits dropped well below freezing.
The second worker in Alaska developed puffy eyes, lightheadedness, and a scratchy throat 10 minutes after receiving the vaccine.
What you should know about allergic reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine | Kate Baggaley | December 17, 2020 | Popular-Science
There were boyish suits from yesteryear with puffy white sleeves and fur collars worn by androgynous creatures with white faces.
Valentino, Chanel, and Alexander McQueen at Paris Fashion Week | Liza Foreman | March 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs Driggs told me, zipping her puffy blue coat on the way out to lunch, “I always come out of these things energized.”
In spite of myself a chill crept over me at the sight of the white puffy face, and I hastened to pass.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show | Robert W. Chambers | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDo the puffy taco, but make it better, the way I remember it.
The puffy tacos, fajitas, and enchiladas at Bar Ama in Los Angeles.
His foot caught the Loon—who was leaning over him—full on his puffy stomach, and sent him shooting up into the air.
The Tin Woodman of Oz | L. Frank BaumThese three faces, framed by the window, recalled the puffy cherubs floating among the clouds that surround God the Father.
At the Sign of the Cat and Racket | Honore de BalzacHe was a pale, puffy boy, with reddish hair and freckles, who was evidently fully alive to the dignity of his position.
The Talking Horse | F. AnsteyThe crowd roared with delight over the discomfiture of the bailiff, whose puffy cheeks became purple with anger.
Robert Annys: Poor Priest | Annie Nathan MeyerOne huge arm hung over the bunk, flabbed, puffy, without muscle.
The Jewels of Aptor | Samuel R. Delany
British Dictionary definitions for puffy
/ (ˈpʌfɪ) /
short of breath
swollen or bloated: a puffy face
pompous or conceited
blowing in gusts
Derived forms of puffy
- puffily, adverb
- puffiness, noun
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