different between paunchy vs bulbous

paunchy

English

Etymology

paunch +? -y.

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.
    • 1958, John M. Kays, Basic animal husbandry (page 269)
      A trim-middled hog will have a higher dressing percentage than a wasty, gutty, paunchy, heavy-middled hog.

Translations

paunchy From the web:

  • paunchy meaning
  • paunchy what does it mean
  • what does punchy mean in shakespeare
  • what does paunchy
  • what does punchy mean in spanish
  • what does paunchy mean in english
  • paunch in a sentence
  • what does raunchy mean


bulbous

English

Etymology

bulb +? -ous or alteration of Latin bulbosus

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?b?lb?s/, /?bo?lb?s/

Adjective

bulbous (comparative more bulbous, superlative most bulbous)

  1. Having the shape of or resembling a bulb, bloated.
  2. (of a person) Overweight and round in shape.
  3. (botany) Growing from a bulb or producing bulbs.

Translations

bulbous From the web:

  • bulbous meaning
  • what bulbous plant
  • bulbous what is the definition
  • what does bulbous mean
  • what causes bulbous nose
  • what is bulbous bow
  • what is bulbous nose
  • what causes bulbous nose tip
+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share

you may also like