Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

puffy

/ˈpʌfi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables: puffy
IPA: /ˈpʌfi/

16

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Swollen or inflated in shape, as if filled with air; pillow-like.

adj

Coming or exhaling in puffs.

adj

Speaking or writing in an exaggeratedly eloquent and self-important manner.

adj

Having inflated cheeks.

Example Sentences

"puffy breath"
"A puffy fat man in a tracksuit came jogging around the corner."
"There has been much puffy stuff written about whether Lyell's uniformitarianism permitted variations in intensity of causes, or whether he applied his logic in a consistent way, and whether he assumed indefinite stretches of geological time."

Etymology

From puff + -y.

Inflected Forms

puffier (comparative) puffiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

foofy poofy puffily puffiness unpuffy

Phrases

huffy-puffy puffy sticks

Synonyms

gusty intumescent tumescent tumid turgid distended bloated swollen

Rhymes With

fluffy buffy duffy stuffy scruffy huffy mcduffie duffie duffey muffy toughie guffey

Questions

How do you pronounce puffy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpʌfi/.
What does puffy mean?: Swollen or inflated in shape, as if filled with air; pillow-like.
Where does puffy come from?: From puff + -y.

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