Crossword clues for paunchy
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Paunchy \Paunch"y\, a.
Pot-bellied. [R.]
--Dickens.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1590s, from paunch + -y (2). Related: Paunchiness.
Wiktionary
a. Having a paunch; having a prominent stomach; potbellied.
WordNet
adj. having a large belly [syn: abdominous, potbellied]
Usage examples of "paunchy".
Deep beneath the regal finery, the paunchy wrinkles, and the white-frosted pate, Cleedis still had the soul of a barracks-room trooper.
As he watched, a tall, somewhat paunchy man got out and joined the other two in walking toward the house.
The paunchy 26 man wore yellow chevrons and was engaged in animated conversation with one of the younger soldiers.
Jeremiah buttoned his vest over the butts of the Starrs, noting that the paunchy man had come into town without a sidearm.
The paunchy man hoisted the baby over his shoulder and patted the bare rump.
The paunchy little Russian turned and limped off toward the north side of the square, clutching his middle and weaving from side to side.
I can only say further that his paunchy torso and pimply buttocks and spindly limbs, when totally exposed, were a sight to make most onlookers retch up their most recent meal.
Lemelisk felt his heart sink into his paunchy stomach: a large section of the Darksaber outer framework was indeed assembled wrong, girders welded to incorrect counterparts.
Wedge tensed, then blinked in surprise as a paunchy old man hauled himself out.
He was a paunchy, waddling man who reminded Fred of a particularly unpleasant high school teacher he had suffered under only a few months ago.
At the same time Fred was crushing out his cigar on the sole of his sandal, for he knew very well that he was never going to win an argument with the paunchy jobholder.
Sandy-haired and paunchy, he seemed on the way to aging gracefully in the real estate business.
Aboard the Dipavamsa there were only four civilian passengers, including Otto Novotny, who in his long life had never come close to taking part in a battle before and who felt a great deal too old and paunchy for such endeavors now.
Rama and Lakshman found themselves transformed into the spitting likeness of two shaven-pated chotti-sprouting brahmin acolytes, while Vishwamitra had become a paunchy, jolly-looking, red-faced pundit dressed in ritual saffron.
A dark, dumpy, bearded, balding, paunchy man, Candlemas knew he was no beauty, and took little regard of his looks.