| 释义 |
[ flesh-ee ] / ˈflɛʃ i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fleshy ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, flesh·i·er, flesh·i·est.having much flesh; plump; fat. consisting of or resembling flesh. Botany. consisting of fleshlike substance; pulpy, as a fruit; thick and tender, as a succulent leaf. Origin of fleshyMiddle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at flesh, -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM fleshyflesh·i·ly, adjectiveflesh·i·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH fleshyfleshly, fleshy Words nearby fleshyflesh out, flesh peddler, fleshpot, fleshpots, flesh wound, fleshy, FLETC, fletch, fletcher, Fletcherism, Fletcherize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fleshyFleshy breasts taunted him from low bikini tops, and fleshy thighs sloped from bikini bottoms. Powerful Congressman Writes About ‘Fleshy Breasts’|Asawin Suebsaeng|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST There were also the fleshy remains of the seniors who migrated to Florida from all points north. Powerful Congressman Writes About ‘Fleshy Breasts’|Asawin Suebsaeng|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST Over his thinning dark hair and fleshy cheeks, he pulls a brown ski mask. The Stacks: The Searing Story of How Murder Stalked a Tiny New York Town|E. Jean Carroll|April 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST He had a pleasantly jowly face, punctuated by a brushy mustache under his fleshy nose, his pants always fastened to suspenders. Brunello’s King Lear: Gianfranco Soldera Reflects on the Attack on His Wine|Alice Feiring|December 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There may well have been images of fleshy, innocent children, too. Christmas For Love, Chanukah For Awe|Bernard Avishai|December 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST These two parts form a ring through which the terminal tendon of the fleshy portion of the same muscle passes. Artistic Anatomy of Animals|douard Cuyer The full length of the handle should always be used, the end of the handle resting against the fleshy part of the palm. The Meadow-Brook Girls on the Tennis Courts|Janet Aldridge An incision was made in the fleshy part of the nose, between the eyes, by a sharp-pointed knife or some other instrument. The Arctic Whaleman|Lewis Holmes The sahib had scarce time to turn, when the knife passed through the fleshy part of his arm. The Taming of the Jungle|Dr. C. W. Doyle The bivalves are all aquatic, and many bury themselves in the sand or mud by means of a fleshy, muscular foot. Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils|Peter Gray
British Dictionary definitions for fleshy
adjective fleshier or fleshiestfat; plump related to or resembling flesh botany (of some fruits, leaves, etc) thick and pulpy Derived forms of fleshyfleshiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fleshycorpulent, pudgy, stout, beefy, meaty, plump, ample, brawny, chubby, chunky, fat, gross, heavy, hefty, husky, obese, porcine, portly, tubby, weighty |