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Puffy vs Swollen - What's the difference?

puffy | swollen |

As adjectives the difference between puffy and swollen

is that puffy is of or pertaining to puffs or puffiness; being pillow-like, exhibiting swelling, inflated while swollen is distended.

As a verb swollen is

past participle of lang=en.

puffy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Of or pertaining to puffs or puffiness; being pillow-like, exhibiting swelling, inflated
  • Speaking or writing in an exaggeratedly eloquent and self-important manner

    • Derived terms

    *foofy *poofy

    swollen

    English

    Adjective

    (more)
  • distended

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

    * English adjectives ending in -en