pudgily

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English

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Etymology

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From pudgy +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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pudgily (comparative more pudgily, superlative most pudgily)

  1. In a pudgy manner.
    • 1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 490:
      "What do you mean? Who are you?" Maniam's great eyes, his black skin oiled with sweat, Maniam's hands pudgily clutching his Dutch wife.