beer-bellied

adjective

Definition of beer-belliednext
as in plump
having a large protruding abdomen at the reunion, former players of the championship baseball squad gathered for a group photo in all their gray-haired and beer-bellied glory

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  1. plump
  2. potbellied
  3. paunchy
  4. fat
Adjective
  • Mounds of fresh fruits, plump veggies, pantry staples, meats, and even bags of frozen seafood boils poked out of them.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
  • How to Choose, Store, and Wash Fresh Cranberries When shopping, look for fresh cranberries that are deep red, firm, plump, and have smooth skins.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of plump
Adjective
  • Perun summoned a potbellied officer from the T.D.F. brigade to the operations center.
    Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
  • What could be more luxurious than checking in without having to wade through a maze of slot machines and a cloud of cigarette smoke, dodging potbellied dudes in tank tops?
    Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 18 June 2023
Definition of potbellied
Adjective
  • Lean and lethally witty Adam Godley plays middle son Mayer, the perfect counterpoint to Beale’s paunchy patriarch.
    Marilyn Stasio, Variety, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Colin Farrell looks less like himself than ever in The Lobster, a movie in which the attractive leading man is transformed into a schlubby, paunchy character sporting a big mustache and corrective lenses.
    Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2023
Definition of paunchy
Adjective
  • To avoid common side effects—such as stomach pain, vomiting, or diarrhea—Siegel tells his patients to eat smaller portions and less fat to support digestion.
    Jenna Anderson, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Dense breasts have more tissue and less fat, which makes reading mammograms more difficult as tissue and possible tumors both appear white in results, according to the American Cancer Society.
    Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of fat
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Thesaurus Entries Near beer-bellied

beer and skittles

beer-bellied

beer bellies

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