fleshy

  • 11fleshy — UK [ˈfleʃɪ] / US adjective Word forms fleshy : adjective fleshy comparative fleshier superlative fleshiest 1) covered with more than the usual amount of flesh His arms were thick and fleshy. 2) a fleshy plant, fruit, vegetable etc is soft and… …

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  • 12fleshy — flesh|y [ fleʃi ] adjective 1. ) containing flesh: The needle is inserted into a fleshy part of the body. 2. ) covered with more than the usual amount of flesh: His arms were thick and fleshy. 3. ) a fleshy plant, fruit, vegetable, etc. is soft… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 13fleshy — adjective (fleshier; est) Date: 14th century 1. a. marked by, consisting of, or resembling flesh b. marked by abundant flesh; especially corpulent 2. a. succulent, pulpy < the fleshy texture of a melon > b …

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  • 14fleshy — adjective a) Of, related to, or resembling flesh. Mr. Creakle . . . showed me the cane, and asked me what I thought of THAT? . . . Did it bite? At every question he gave me a fleshy cut with it that made me writhe. b) Having considerable flesh.&#8230; …

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  • 15fleshy — flesh|y [ˈfleʃi] adj 1.) having a lot of flesh ▪ the fleshy part of your hand 2.) having a soft thick inner part ▪ a plant with fleshy leaves …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16fleshy — adjective 1 having a lot of flesh: the fleshy part of your hand 2 having a soft, thick inner part: a plant with dark green fleshy leaves …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17fleshy — See fleshly, fleshy …

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  • 18fleshy — adj. Fleshy is used with these nouns: ↑fruit, ↑lip …

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  • 19Fleshy fruits — Fruit Fruit, n. [OE. fruit, frut, F. fruit, from L. fructus enjoyment, product, fruit, from frui, p. p. fructus, to enjoy; akin to E. brook, v. t. See {Brook}, v. t., and cf. {Fructify}, {Frugal}.] 1. Whatever is produced for the nourishment or&#8230; …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 20fleshy appendage — axillary process (a small triangular appendage or a modified scale at the upper or anterior base of a paired fin. Also called accessory scale, inguinal process or fleshy appendage. Functions apparently to streamline the fin when held against the&#8230; …

    Dictionary of ichthyology