pudgy

adjective

ˈpə-jē 

pudgier; pudgiest

: being short and plump : chubby

pudginess noun

Synonyms

• blubbery
• chubby
• corpulent
• fat
• fleshy
• full
• gross
• lardy
• obese
• overweight
• plump
• podgy [chiefly British]
• portly
• replete
• roly-poly
• rotund
• round
• tubby

Examples of pudgy in a Sentence

The baby wrapped her pudgy little hand around my finger.

Recent Examples on the Web

As a pudgy teen in the small town of Sombor in northern Serbia, Jokić was just as interested in horse racing as basketball and was pushing 300 pounds while chugging three liters of soda a day. —John Hollinger, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024

Additionally, his story is rare because of his local origin story, coming here as Pau’s pudgy kid brother before re-emerging from his cocoon in 2008 — after being traded for his brother! —John Hollinger, The Athletic, 7 Apr. 2024

Short limbs and pudgy body shape make giant pandas susceptible to falls. —Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024

But the pudgy screwball specialist with the funky delivery emerged as the team’s ace in 1981, going 13-7 with a 2.48 ERA in 25 starts and winning the NL Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards, a performance that earned him a long leash in the postseason. —Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1788, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

pudgy

adjective

ˈpəj-ē 

pudgier; pudgiest

: short and plump

pudginess noun