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Synonyms for fleshy


Grammar : Adj
Spell : flesh-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈflɛʃ i

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Définition of fleshy

Origin :
  • "plump," mid-14c., from flesh (n.) + -y (2). Related: Fleshiness.
  • adj overweight
Example sentences :
  • The pileus is fleshy, convex, then expanded, and at length depressed.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • The pileus is fleshy and the margin incurved, especially when young.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • The stem is fleshy, fibrous, sometimes waxy, continuous with the pileus.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • The pileus is fleshy, leathery or membranaceous, and usually cushion-formed.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • Some species are very large, some are small, some fleshy, and some are corky or woody.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • The stem is fleshy, fibrous, and of the same character as the cap.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • Your husband was a short, kind of fleshy man, as I remember, wa'n't he?
  • Extract from : « Cape Cod Stories » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Mrs. Colton is sort of fleshy, but as handsome a woman as you'd want to see.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Drawing cords backwards and forwards through the fleshy parts.
  • Extract from : « Fox's Book of Martyrs » by John Foxe
  • Caruncle: a soft, naked, fleshy excrescence or protuberance.
  • Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith

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