fleshy

Meanings

1. 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. 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. 3
   adj

   Rich and smooth, with significant body or texture.

   A fleshy wine.

4. 4
   adj

   usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it

From Middle English fleisshy, fleischy, fleschi, equivalent to flesh + -y. Piecewise doublet of fleischig.

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