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fleshy

  • adjective
  • /ˈflɛʃi/

Of, related to, or resembling flesh.

Other meanings

  1. Having considerable flesh; plump.

  2. Rich and smooth, with significant body or texture.

    “a fleshy wine”

Related words

  • fleshily
  • fleshiness
  • fleshy lupine
  • overfleshy
  • subfleshy
  • unfleshy

Word history

From Middle English "fleisshy".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “fleshy” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.