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blubbery

adjective blub·bery \ˈblə-b(ə-)rē\

Definition of BLUBBERY

1
:  having or characterized by blubber
2
:  puffed out :  thick
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First Known Use of BLUBBERY

1791

Related to BLUBBERY

Synonyms
fat, chubby, corpulent, fleshy, full, gross, lardy, obese, overweight, plump, podgy [chiefly British], portly, pudgy, replete, roly-poly, rotund, round, tubby
Antonyms
lean, skinny, slender, slim, spare, thin

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