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The synonyms of “Paunchy” are: abdominous, potbellied
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “paunchy” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| abdominous | Having a large belly. |
| potbellied | Having a large belly. |
| abdomen | The cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm. |
| adipose | (especially of body tissue) used for the storage of fat. Adipose tissue constitutes the fat of meat. |
| avaricious | Having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain. A corrupt and avaricious government. |
| belly | A pig s belly as food especially as a traded commodity. His fat belly stuck out over his trousers. |
| blubber | Cry or whine with snuffling. My six pack is quickly being covered in blubber. |
| buxom | Healthily plump and vigorous – Robt.A.Hamilton. A buxom blonde. |
| chubby | Plump and rounded. A chubby child. |
| dietary | A regulated or restricted diet. Dietary advice for healthy skin and hair. |
| fat | A fatty substance made from animal or plant products used in cooking. Fat tissue. |
| fatten | Make or become fat or fatter. He could do with some good food to fatten him up. |
| fatty | A fat person (often used as a nickname or form of address. Fatty foods. |
| fleshy | Usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it. Fleshy greeny grey leaves. |
| gobble | Use a large amount of (something) very quickly. These old houses just gobble up money. |
| heavy | A thing such as a vehicle that is large or heavy of its kind. My parents were getting really heavy with me in terms of work. |
| hypodermic | A piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections. Hypodermic needle. |
| nutritious | Of or providing nourishment. Home cooked burgers make a nutritious meal. |
| obese | Excessively fat. One in ten people surveyed were obese. |
| obesity | The state of being grossly fat or overweight. The problem of obesity among children. |
| overweight | Above an allowed weight. Two of the top three overweight sectors in the US market. |
| paunch | A protruding abdomen. One of the things I had to do was to paunch and skin a hare. |
| plump | Make fat or plump. She plumped up her pillows. |
| portly | Having a stout body; somewhat fat (used especially of a man. He was a man of portly presence. |
| pudgy | (of a person or part of their body) rather fat. His pudgy fingers. |
| reducing | Any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent. A doctor supervised her reducing. |
| rotund | Full and rich. The rotund and reverberating phrase. |
| stomach | The stomach viewed as the seat of hunger nausea anxiety or other unsettling feelings. Blake hit him in the stomach. |
| stout | A garment size for a large or heavy person. Stout hearts. |
| swollen | Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance. So swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty. |
| tubby | (of a sound) lacking resonance; dull (as that of a tub when struck. Historic classical recordings with a tubby overall sound. |
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