podgy

adjective/ˈpɒdʒi/CEFR C1

নাদুসনুদুস, ঈষৎ মোটা

Meaning

Slightly fat, in a soft and usually harmless way.

Example sentences

  • He has grown a bit podgy.সে একটু নাদুসনুদুস হয়ে গেছে।
  • The baby's podgy fingers gripped mine.শিশুটির নাদুস আঙুল আমার আঙুল আঁকড়ে ধরল।

Common phrases with “podgy”

  • a podgy faceগোলগাল মুখ
  • podgy fingersনাদুস আঙুল
  • get a bit podgyএকটু মোটা হয়ে যাওয়া

A common mistake

The doctor wrote that the patient was podgy.→The doctor wrote that the patient was overweight.

Podgy is chatty British English and can sting if said to an adult's face. America spells it pudgy. In medical or formal writing, overweight is the word.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: chubby, plump

Antonyms: skinny

Similar words, and what each means

  • chubby

    গোলগাল, নাদুসনুদুস

    Slightly fat in a cute, pleasant way.

  • plump

    নাদুসনুদুস, স্থূলকায়, মোটাসোটা, গোলগাল

    Slightly fat in a pleasant, rounded way.

Other English words for “নাদুসনুদুস, ঈষৎ মোটা”

  • plump

    Slightly fat in a pleasant, rounded way.

  • chubby

    Slightly fat in a cute, pleasant way.

  • pudgy

    Slightly fat in a soft, rounded way.

Opposite words

  • skinny

    হাড্ডিসার, শুকনো

    Very thin, sometimes unhealthily so.

Where this word is used

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  1. “podgy” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • বিকট দুর্গন্ধযুক্ত
    • • নাদুসনুদুস, ঈষৎ মোটা
    • • সমর্থনযোগ্য, যুক্তিতে টেকে এমন
    • • তাড়াহুড়োহীন, ধীরস্থির
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    নাদুসনুদুস, ঈষৎ মোটা — podgy (adjective) — নাদুসনুদুস, ঈষৎ মোটা. Slightly fat, in a soft and usually harmless way.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “podgy”?

    • • checkered
    • • auspicious
    • • chubby
    • • spurious
    Show the answer

    chubby — chubby — গোলগাল, নাদুসনুদুস. Slightly fat in a cute, pleasant way.

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