Antonyms for paunchy

Grammar : Adj

Spell : pawn-chee, pahn-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɔn tʃi, ˈpɑn-

Definition of paunchy

Origin : 1590s, from paunch + -y (2). Related: Paunchiness.

As in obese : adj very overweight
As in fat : adj overweight

Example sentences :

Should a paunchy waddler of this sort wreck at once his pride and his car?
Extract from : « An Idyll of All Fools' Day » by Josephine Daskam Bacon

"Most unfortunate," sighed heavy-set, paunchy Martin Gest, gnawing his lip.
Extract from : « Mask of Death » by Paul Ernst

McKee was bald, paunchy, middle-aged, his face loose from easy living.
Extract from : « Before Egypt » by E. K. Jarvis

His face was rather fat and roundish; his build powerful but paunchy.
Extract from : « Here and Hereafter » by Barry Pain

"How are you, Paunchy Pilate," said I, gettin' off a joak at his expense.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 24, September 10, 1870 » by Various

A style like this resembles a paunchy man who can be relied on not to pick the daisies.
Extract from : « George Borrow » by Edward Thomas

He is an undersized, paunchy East German, with hair the color of wet hay, and an extremely pallid complexion.
Extract from : « A Book of Burlesques » by H. L. Mencken

In a land berth, growing fat and paunchy, and eating his heart out for the sea, or—— The sea got him one way or another!
Extract from : « Love Stories » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

The reporter, a paunchy, balding man, scribbled furiously in his notebook.
Extract from : « The Holes and John Smith » by Edward W. Ludwig

Timothy Sweeny had come down from his shop and stood in the background, a paunchy, flabby figure of a man, with keen beady eyes.
Extract from : « Priscilla's Spies » by George A. Birmingham

Synonyms for paunchy

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