Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fleshy"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Fleshy \Flesh"y\, a. [Compar. {Fleshier}; superl. {Fleshiest}.]
1. Full of, or composed of, flesh; plump; corpulent; fat;
gross.

The sole of his foot is fleshy. --Ray.

2. Human. [Obs.] ``Fleshy tabernacle.'' --Milton.

3. (Bot.) Composed of firm pulp; succulent; as, the
houseleek, cactus, and agave are fleshy plants.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

fleshy
adj 1: usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large
frame to carry it [syn: {heavy}, {overweight}]
2: of or relating to or resembling flesh [syn: {sarcoid}]


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