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单词 potbellied
释义

potbellied

adjective

pot·​bel·​lied ˈpät-ˌbe-lēd How to pronounce potbellied (audio)
: having a potbelly

Synonyms

  • beer-bellied
  • paunchy
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Example Sentences

an old, potbellied cat that now needs a ramp just to get on the sofa
Recent Examples on the Web Other attractions include a catch-and-release fishing pond, winding mazes, and a petting zoo featuring potbellied pigs Big Mama and Elmer. Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022 Daybell was a jowly, potbellied man with an awkward, quiet demeanor, who gave off the air of a person who was deeply unsure of himself. Leah Sottile, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2022 Other pasta fun, in various shades: green stuffed pansotti, potbellied Ligurian dumplings with chard, ricotta, walnuts, brown butter, and fiddleheads; curly-wurly trottoli black with squid ink, with uni, leeks, and Calabrian chile. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022 The building is two cells facing opposite ends with 4-inch thick wooden walls that were heated by potbellied stoves. Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com, 27 Feb. 2022 The nature retreat most recently added a family of potbellied pigs, including two babies, found stranded on the side of the road near the Loveland Reservoir, and a group of five Lamancha goats, a breed known for its very small ears. San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2021 Two organizations are trying to help a pair of potbellied pigs and three horses after Cook County Animal and Rabies Control rescued them Thursday morning from a farm near Sauk Village. Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com, 10 Dec. 2021 Not content with solely housing cats and dogs, the organization is also home to a plethora of other domestic creatures ranging from rabbits to parrots to potbellied pigs. Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021 Working behind a partition inside a Scaled Composites hangar in Mojave, Rutan and his team built a potbellied, high-winged, twenty-eight-foot-long plane, with three seats, simple controls, and a rocket in the rear. Anna Russel, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1657, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

potbellied

adjective

pot·​bel·​lied ˈpät-ˌbel-ēd How to pronounce potbellied (audio)
: having a potbelly

potbellied

adjective

as in plump
having a large protruding abdomen an old, potbellied cat that now needs a ramp just to get on the sofa

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • plump
  • paunchy
  • fat
  • beer-bellied
  • obese
  • corpulent
  • pudgy
  • chubby
  • rotund
  • overweight
  • tubby
  • round
  • portly
  • podgy
  • gross
  • fleshy
  • roly-poly
  • flabby
  • soft
  • full

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • chiseled
  • cut
  • slender
  • skinny
  • lean
  • chiselled
  • slim
  • spare
  • lithe
  • svelte
  • sylphlike
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