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porkier

porkier is the comparative form of porky.

Meaning of porky

Adjective

porky (comparative porkier, superlative porkiest)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of pork.
    • It was tender and delicious, with a kind of porky taste you didn't often get from supermarket meats.2010, Victor J. Banis, The Blood of Love, page 113
  2. (slang) Rather fat; chubby.
    • In front of Lister a small red-haired man, with a porky roll of flesh above his towel-top, was examining a line of girls.1989, Grant Naylor, Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers
    Synonyms:
    chubby, chunky, tubby

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Questions about porkier

What is porkier the comparative form of?
Porkier is the comparative form of porky.

Words near porkier in the dictionary

  1. porkfest
  2. porkfests
  3. porkfish
  4. Porki
  5. porkie
  6. porkier
  7. porkies
  8. porkiest
  9. porkily
  10. porkiness
  11. porking

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