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poufy

poufy adjective: bouffant.

Adjective

poufy (comparative poufier, superlative poufiest)

  1. (hair styles) Bouffant.
    • I like it when my hair is poufy
      I like it when you slip me a roofy2001, “Who's Got the Crack?”, performed by The Moldy Peaches
  2. Decorated with fabric, feathers or other material to create an impression of transparent volume and movement.
    • (No ’80s gowns with poufy sleeves or out-of-style silhouettes.) “2009 February 1, Bethany Kandel, “With This Dress I Thee Wed and Wed and Wed”, in New York Times
  3. Effeminate.

Forms of poufy

comparativepoufier
superlativepoufiest

Origin of poufy

From French.

Words formed from poufy

Questions about poufy

What does poufy mean?
Poufy means bouffant.
What part of speech is poufy?
Poufy is an adjective.

Words near poufy in the dictionary

  1. poufiness
  2. poufing
  3. poufs
  4. poufter
  5. poufters
  6. poufy
  7. pough
  8. poughite
  9. Poughkeepsian
  10. Poughkeepsians
  11. Poughkeepsie

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