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puffier

puffier is the comparative form of puffy.

Meaning of puffy

Adjective

puffy (comparative puffier, superlative puffiest)

  1. Swollen or inflated in shape, as if filled with air; pillow-like.
  2. Coming or exhaling in puffs.
    • puffy breath
  3. Speaking or writing in an exaggeratedly eloquent and self-important manner.
    • There has been much puffy stuff written about whether Lyell's uniformitarianism permitted variations in intensity of causes, or whether he applied his logic in a consistent way, and whether he assumed indefinite stretches of geological time.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 20
  4. Having inflated cheeks.

Questions about puffier

What is puffier the comparative form of?
Puffier is the comparative form of puffy.

Words near puffier in the dictionary

  1. puffet
  2. puffeth
  3. puffets
  4. puffhead
  5. puffheads
  6. puffier
  7. puffiest
  8. puffily
  9. puffin
  10. puffin crossing
  11. puffin crossings

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