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paunchiest

/pˈɔːnt͡ʃiɪst/

paunchiest is the superlative form of paunchy.

Meaning of paunchy

Adjective

paunchy (comparative paunchier, superlative paunchiest)

  1. Having a paunch; having a prominent stomach; potbellied.
    • He exercised every day to avoid becoming paunchy in his old age.
    Synonyms:
    paunched

Questions about paunchiest

What is paunchiest the superlative form of?
Paunchiest is the superlative form of paunchy.
How do you pronounce paunchiest?
Paunchiest is pronounced /pˈɔːnt͡ʃiɪst/.

Words near paunchiest in the dictionary

  1. pauncher
  2. paunches
  3. paunchful
  4. paunchfuls
  5. paunchier
  6. paunchiest
  7. paunchily
  8. paunchiness
  9. paunching
  10. paunchless
  11. paunchway

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Adapted from Wiktionary: paunchiest (page history and authors); paunchy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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