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单词 fleshy
释义

fleshy

adjective

ˈfle-shē How to pronounce fleshy (audio)
fleshier; fleshiest
1
a
: marked by, consisting of, or resembling flesh
b
: marked by abundant flesh
especially : corpulent
2
a
: succulent, pulpy
the fleshy texture of a melon
b
: not thin, dry, or membranous
fleshy fungi
fleshiness noun

Synonyms

  • juicy
  • pulpy
  • succulent
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Example Sentences

the fleshy part of the thigh the fleshy texture of the melon a plant with fleshy leaves
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

fleshy

adjective

ˈfle-shē How to pronounce fleshy (audio)
fleshier; fleshiest
1
: like or consisting of flesh
a fleshy snout
2
: fat entry 1 sense 1
The shovel felt heavy in Stanley's soft, fleshy hands. Louis Sachar, Holes

Medical Definition

fleshy

adjective

ˈflesh-ē How to pronounce fleshy (audio)
fleshier; fleshiest
: marked by abundant flesh
especially : corpulent

fleshy

adjective

1
as in juicy
full of juice fleshy apples, the kind good for making cider

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • juicy
  • succulent
  • pulpy
  • watery
  • sappy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • juiceless
  • sapless
  • shriveled
  • shrivelled
  • desiccated
  • dry
  • withered
  • dehydrated
  • sear
  • sere
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2
as in plump
having an excess of body fat the fleshy man slowly heaved himself out of his chair

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • plump
  • fat
  • round
  • thick
  • corpulent
  • full
  • pudgy
  • chubby
  • stout
  • rotund
  • blubbery
  • gross
  • heavy
  • lardy
  • ripe
  • husky
  • podgy
  • obese
  • tubby
  • soft
  • overweight
  • beefy
  • portly
  • roly-poly
  • stocky
  • thickset
  • flabby
  • chunky
  • replete
  • bulky
  • stubby
  • brawny
  • burly
  • heavyset
  • weighty
  • plumpish
  • buxom
  • dumpy
  • squat
  • hefty
  • paunchy
  • potbellied
  • ample
  • zaftig
  • hippy
  • endomorphic
  • corn-fed
  • zoftig

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • slender
  • thin
  • bony
  • lean
  • skinny
  • angular
  • sinewy
  • skeletal
  • slim
  • gaunt
  • lanky
  • spare
  • lank
  • rawboned
  • cadaverous
  • puny
  • pinched
  • scrawny
  • haggard
  • emaciated
  • stringy
  • slight
  • boney
  • weedy
  • spindly
  • scraggy
  • wasted
  • willowy
  • reedy
  • rangy
  • twiggy
  • svelte
  • waspish
  • sylphlike
  • anorexic
  • ectomorphic
  • spindling
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