paunchy
pronunciation
How to pronounce paunchy in British English:
UK ['pɔ:ntʃɪ]
How to pronounce paunchy in American English:
US [ˈpɔntʃi, ˈpɑn-]
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- Adjective:
- having a large belly
Word Origin
- paunchy (adj.)
- 1590s, from paunch + -y (2). Related: Paunchiness.
Example
- 1. You certainly wouldn 't see many paunchy balding older guys on tv .
- 2. He reportedly suffered a stroke last summer and in rare appearances since has looked a shadow of his former paunchy self .
- 3. Mr. smith , ( alias , as will be the case with all names ) is a tall , slightly paunchy , and extremely proud man of 48 .
- 4. Height , weight , stature are almost exactly standardized , as are the red garments , the hood and the white whiskers . The pack full of toys , ruddy cheeks and nose , bushy eyebrows and a jolly , paunchy effect are also inevitable parts of the requisite make-up .
- 5. Playing against type , ken clarke , the justice secretary-a rumpled , paunchy , suede-shoed jazz lover distrusted by the party 's right-turned colonel blimp , thundering that had the party failed to form a coalition it would have been " a disgraceful dereliction of duty " .