Definition of PUFFY

puffy

Adjective Satellite

  • being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing
  • abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
    • "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"
    • "puffy tumid flesh"
  • blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts
    • "puffy off-shore winds"

Adj

  • Swollen or inflated in shape, as if filled with air; pillow-like.
  • Coming or exhaling in puffs.
  • Speaking or writing in an exaggeratedly eloquent and self-important manner.

Adjective

  • Swollen, soft, or appearing to be inflated with air or fluid.

Examples

  • A puffy fat man in a tracksuit came jogging around the corner.
  • After a long Words With Friends session, his eyes felt puffy from staring at the screen.
  • puffy breath

Origin / Etymology

From puff + -y.

Scrabble Score: 16

puffy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
puffy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
puffy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

puffy: valid Words With Friends Word