puffy
English
/ˈpʌfi/
adj
Definitions
- 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.
Etymology
Suffix from English puff (puff of air).
Origin
English
puff
Gloss
puff of air
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Hufflepuff English
- airpuff English
- apuff English
- bepuff English
- depuff English
- outpuff English
- piffle English
- pizza puff English
- puff English
- puffable English
- puffball English
- puffbird English
- puffcorn English
- puffed English
- puffer English
- puffery English
- puffest English
- puffeth English
- puffily English
- puffiness English
- puffleg English
- puffless English
- pufflet English
- windpuff English
- puffata Finnish
- puff Middle English