PLUMPISH Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

plumpish

adjective

Definition of plumpish

as in bulky

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While the original New York Couch Doctor (516-779-1720) is famed for disassembling bulky furniture in emergency situations 24/7, the charge is anywhere from a few hundred to a couple thousand dollars.

— Cassie Hurwitz, Curbed, 25 Aug. 2026
Work on delivering maximum power and the setup will be too bulky to carry around.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of bulky

Adjective

Purchasing Fresh Corn In The Husk To pick out your fresh corn still in the husk, start by giving the ear of corn a gentle squeeze to feel for plump kernels and avoid husks with brown holes, a sign of worms.

— Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026
It can even be injected or taken as a supplement, though is most commonly found in moisturizers and serums to lock in hydration, plump, and smooth fine lines.

— Ellie Davis, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of plump

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Unlike paper wasps, yellow jackets have a shorter, stockier body with a less pronounced narrow waist.

— Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 5 Aug. 2026
His 6-foot, 205-pound stocky frame could give him a physicality edge, and his receiving ability could add an intrigue.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

Definition of stocky

Adjective

Some fans online have criticized the decision to cast a non-plus sized actor to play the character of Harris, who was described as chubbier than the hockey players of the book.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026
The first major problem with that approach is that chubby rain is too silly to stop thinking about.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of chubby

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In Children Playing on the Beach, 1884, two pudgy and sunburned girls dig in the sand.

— Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
As the GIs raise their guns, a pudgy hand in the backseat tears a strip of white cloth from his companion’s petticoat for the chauffeur to hang out the window.

— Alice Kaplan, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026

Definition of pudgy

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In 2024, the FDA approved Novo Nordisk's anti-obesity drug, Wegovy, to lower the risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke in overweight or obese adults without diabetes.

— Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
But being classified as overweight by body mass index, or BMI, was associated with a lower risk of early death.

— Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of overweight

Adjective

In late summer or early fall, dig up the plant and divide the fleshy roots into clumps with one to three eyes.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
The owner of Aprocetu coffee, Arnoldo Guerrero, runs his farm at an elevation of around 3,000 feet in a cloud forest full of cherries (the whole, fleshy outer fruit that grow on trees).

— Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of fleshy

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