Crossword clues for pinguid
pinguid
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pinguid
Pinguid \Pin"guid\, a. [L. pinguis fat.]
Fat; unctuous; greasy. [Obs.] ``Some clays are more
pinguid.''
--Mortimer.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
pinguid
1630s, from Latin pinguis "fat (adj.), juicy," figuratively "dull, gross, heavy; comfortable," from stem of pinguere, from PIE *pei- "fat, sap, juice" (see pine (n.)).
Wiktionary
pinguid
a. pertaining to fat
Usage examples of "pinguid".
Girls of the House, and shakes out a great Wing of Dish-Water, whose pinguid Embrace not all escape, whilst another sets the Hounds who live in the back, upon the Party.
Jenny glanced at Smith, who was now standing, pinguid hands gripping the edge of the desk.