пухлый

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *puxlъ. By surface analysis, пух (pux, fluff, originally breath) +‎ -лый (-lyj); compare пу́хнуть (púxnutʹ).

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Adjective

пу́хлый (púxlyj) (comparative (по)пухле́е or (по)пухле́й)

  1. plump, chubby
    Synonyms: то́лстый (tólstyj), по́лный (pólnyj), располне́вший (raspolnévšij), одутлова́тый (odutlovátyj)
    Antonyms: то́щий (tóščij), костля́вый (kostljávyj), худо́й (xudój)
  2. swollen, puffy
    Synonym: опу́хший (opúxšij)
    Antonyms: то́нкий (tónkij), впа́вший (vpávšij)

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