puggy

English

Etymology

pug +‎ -y

Pronunciation

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Adjective

puggy (comparative puggier, superlative puggiest)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a pug dog.
   • 1934 George Orwell, Burmese Days

     Mr Macgregor was a large, heavy man, rather past forty, with a kindly, puggy face […]

   a puggy nose

2. (Australia, New Zealand) sticky, claylike

Synonyms

• (sticky): claggy, tenacious; see also Thesaurus:adhesive