paunchy

English

Etymology

paunch + -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pˈɔːnt͡ʃi/

Adjective

paunchy (comparative paunchier, superlative paunchiest)

  1. Having a paunch; having a prominent stomach; potbellied.
    He exercised every day to avoid becoming paunchy in his old age.
    • 1958, John M. Kays, Basic animal husbandry, page 269:
      A trim-middled hog will have a higher dressing percentage than a wasty, gutty, paunchy, heavy-middled hog.

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