单词 | puffily |
释义 | puffilyadv. In a puffy manner; so as to have a puffy appearance. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adverb] > in swelling manner > in swollen manner tumidly1822 turgidly1846 puffily1851 1851 J. Hannay in Househ. Words 14 June 278/1 In each bale you see a little hole where the wool sticks out puffily. 1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 415/1 When Petticoats are to be Quilted, the Runnings should be well indented and the satin or silk set up puffily. 1904 H. G. Wells Food of Gods ii. ii. 197 He did the rise over by the chalk-pit crest a little puffily. 1963 A. Smith Throw out Two Hands xiv. 150 It [sc. the cloud] was brooding over us no more, but clearly and puffily to one side. 1975 S. Lauder Killing Time on Corvo i. 7 He looked puffily unhealthy. 2003 J. McManus Positively Fifth Street 291 I'm sure they're all pulling for him to win the whole thing, as opposed to some puffily unphotogenic dad-type like me. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1851 |
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