fleshy C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ˈflɛʃi/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like flashy /ɛ/ vs /æ/ Freq #30485 Meanings 1 adj 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. 2 adj Having considerable flesh; plump. The King's face was slightly more fleshy than mine, the oval of its contour the least trifle more pronounced. 3 adj Rich and smooth, with significant body or texture. A fleshy wine. 4 adj usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · having considerable flesh;... corpulentfull-figuredporkypudgywell-covered 4 adj · usually describes a large... heavy ↔ Opposites bonyslenderslim Word family Derived forms fleshilyfleshinessoverfleshysubfleshyunfleshy Etymology From Middle English fleisshy, fleischy, fleschi, equivalent to flesh + -y. Piecewise doublet of fleischig. Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # fleshy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈflɛʃi/ **Frequency rank:** 30485 ## Meanings 1. Of, related to, or resembling flesh. 2. Having considerable flesh; plump. 3. Rich and smooth, with significant body or texture. 4. usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it ## Examples - 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. - The King's face was slightly more fleshy than mine, the oval of its contour the least trifle more pronounced. - A fleshy wine. ## Antonyms - bony - slender - slim ## Derived Forms - fleshily - fleshiness - overfleshy - subfleshy - unfleshy ## Etymology From Middle English fleisshy, fleischy, fleschi, equivalent to flesh + -y. Piecewise doublet of fleischig. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown