bulgy

English

Etymology

From bulge +‎ -y.

Adjective

bulgy (comparative bulgier, superlative bulgiest)

1. Having one or more bulges; bulging
   • 1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure

     I took Mama Tips to State St Animal Hosp. cuz her right eye was so swollen, plus I'd run out of medication. So I told the vet I'd like him to try & do something bout the one bulgy eye.

   • 1979 December 22, Andrea Loewenstein, “Home for the Holidays”, in Gay Community News, volume 2, number 22, page 10:

     She decides that she desperately needs a new pair of jeans. She has a pair, but they make her look bulgy.

Derived terms

• bulgily
• bulginess

 

Anagrams

• bugly