English adjective: puffy | |||
| 1. | puffy being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing | ||
| Samples | A bouffant skirt. | ||
| Synonyms | bouffant | ||
| Similar | big, large | ||
| Antonyms | little, small | ||
| 2. | puffy abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas | ||
| Samples | 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 | intumescent, tumescent, tumid, turgid | ||
| Similar | unhealthy | ||
| Antonyms | healthy | ||
| 3. | puffy blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts | ||
| Samples | Puffy off-shore winds. Gusty winds . | ||
| Synonyms | gusty | ||
| Similar | stormy | ||
| Antonyms | calm | ||