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fleshier

fleshier is the comparative form of fleshy.

Meaning of fleshy

Adjective

fleshy (comparative fleshier or more fleshy, superlative fleshiest or most fleshy)

  1. Of, related to, or resembling flesh.
    • Mr. Creakle . . . showed me the cane, and asked me what I thought of THAT? . . . Did it bite? At every question he gave me a fleshy cut with it that made me writhe.1850, Charles Dickens, chapter 7, in David Copperfield
  2. Having considerable flesh; plump.
    • The King's face was slightly more fleshy than mine, the oval of its contour the least trifle more pronounced.1894, Anthony Hope, chapter 3, in The Prisoner of Zenda
  3. Rich and smooth, with significant body or texture.
    • a fleshy wine

Questions about fleshier

What is fleshier the comparative form of?
Fleshier is the comparative form of fleshy.

Words near fleshier in the dictionary

  1. fleshhook
  2. fleshhooks
  3. fleshhouse
  4. fleshhouses
  5. fleshie
  6. fleshier
  7. fleshies
  8. fleshiest
  9. fleshified
  10. fleshifies
  11. fleshify

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