Meaning of puffy in English

1. Pronunciation

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1. Classifying Adjective

   puffy

   Definitions

   1. being puffed out

   Examples

   • « used of hair style or clothing »
   • « a bouffant skirt »

   Synonyms

   • large
   • big
2. 2. abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas

   Examples

   • « hungry children with bloated stomachs »
   • « he had a grossly distended stomach »
   • « eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids »
   • « swollen hands »
   • « tumescent tissue »
   • « puffy tumid flesh »

   Synonyms

   • unhealthy
3. 3. breathing heavily

   Synonyms

   • breathing
   • eupneic
   • eupnoeic