fleshy
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flesh·y
(flĕsh′ē)adj. flesh·i·er, flesh·i·est
1.
a. Relating to, consisting of, or resembling flesh: a fleshy growth.
b. Having abundant flesh: fleshy arms.
2. Having a juicy or pulpy texture: ripe, fleshy peaches.
3. Fleshly; carnal: "the fleshy fringes of show business" (Newsweek).
flesh′i·ness n.
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fleshy
(ˈflɛʃɪ)adj, fleshier or fleshiest
1. fat; plump
2. related to or resembling flesh
3. (Botany) botany (of some fruits, leaves, etc) thick and pulpy
ˈfleshiness n
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flesh•y
(ˈflɛʃ i)adj. flesh•i•er, flesh•i•est.
1. having much flesh; plump; fat.
2. consisting of or resembling flesh.
3. pulpy; succulent.
[1325–75]
flesh′i•ly, adj.
flesh′i•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | fleshy - usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it fat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was" |
2. | fleshy - of or relating to or resembling flesh |
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fleshy
adjective plump, fat, chubby, obese, hefty, overweight, ample, stout, chunky, meaty, beefy (informal), tubby, podgy, brawny, corpulent, well-padded He was well-built, but too fleshy.
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fleshy
[ˈfleʃɪ] ADJ (fleshier (compar) (fleshiest (superl))) (= fat) → gordo (Bot) [fruit] → carnosoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
flesh
(fleʃ) noun1. the soft substance (muscles etc) that covers the bones of animals. carne
2. the soft part of fruit. the golden flesh of a peach.pulpa
ˈfleshy adjectiveflesh and blood1. relations; family. She is my own flesh and blood. propia sangre
2. human nature. It is more than flesh and blood can tolerate. lo humano, naturaleza humana; carne y hueso
in the flesh actually present; in person. I have seen him on television, but never in the flesh.en persona, en carne y hueso
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