Antonyms for paunchy


Grammar : Adj
Spell : pawn-chee, pahn-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɔn tʃi, ˈpɑn-


Definition of paunchy

Origin :
  • 1590s, from paunch + -y (2). Related: Paunchiness.
  • As in obese : adj very overweight
  • As in fat : adj overweight
Example sentences :
  • Should a paunchy waddler of this sort wreck at once his pride and his car?
  • Extract from : « An Idyll of All Fools' Day » by Josephine Daskam Bacon
  • "Most unfortunate," sighed heavy-set, paunchy Martin Gest, gnawing his lip.
  • Extract from : « Mask of Death » by Paul Ernst
  • McKee was bald, paunchy, middle-aged, his face loose from easy living.
  • Extract from : « Before Egypt » by E. K. Jarvis
  • His face was rather fat and roundish; his build powerful but paunchy.
  • Extract from : « Here and Hereafter » by Barry Pain
  • "How are you, Paunchy Pilate," said I, gettin' off a joak at his expense.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 24, September 10, 1870 » by Various
  • A style like this resembles a paunchy man who can be relied on not to pick the daisies.
  • Extract from : « George Borrow » by Edward Thomas
  • He is an undersized, paunchy East German, with hair the color of wet hay, and an extremely pallid complexion.
  • Extract from : « A Book of Burlesques » by H. L. Mencken
  • In a land berth, growing fat and paunchy, and eating his heart out for the sea, or—— The sea got him one way or another!
  • Extract from : « Love Stories » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • The reporter, a paunchy, balding man, scribbled furiously in his notebook.
  • Extract from : « The Holes and John Smith » by Edward W. Ludwig
  • Timothy Sweeny had come down from his shop and stood in the background, a paunchy, flabby figure of a man, with keen beady eyes.
  • Extract from : « Priscilla's Spies » by George A. Birmingham

Synonyms for paunchy

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