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Paunchy vs Puffed - What's the difference?

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Paunchy is a related term of puffed.


As adjectives the difference between paunchy and puffed

is that paunchy is having a paunch; having a prominent stomach; potbellied while puffed is inflated or swollen or puffed can be (informal) same as puffed out .

As a verb puffed is

(puff).

paunchy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Having a paunch; having a prominent stomach; potbellied.
    • He exercised every day to avoid becoming paunchy in his old age.

    puffed

    English

    Etymology 1

    from puff

    Verb

    (head)
  • (puff)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • inflated or swollen
  • consisting of a puff
  • (of cereals) expanded by the use of steam

    • Etymology 2

    Shortened from puffed out .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (informal) Same as puffed out .