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chubby

[chuhb-ee] / ˈtʃʌb i /
ADJECTIVE
slightly fat
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chunky flabby plump portly pudgy stout
WEAK
ample bearish big butterball buxom fat fleshy full-figured hefty husky pleasingly plump plumpish podgy roly-poly rotund round tubby zaftig
Antonyms
STRONGEST
lean skinny slim thin

Example Sentences

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In early scenes, he has a small curved line denoting a chubby chin, which changes over time to straight lines on each cheek, narrowing his face when he is old and infirm.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

Cast member Luke Manley, who compares himself to a ham sandwich, said, “I know I’m a chubby guy with glasses but I didn’t know I had a look.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

In March, it blocked so-called "chubby filters" - a viral tool which made people appear overweight.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025

I envisioned a chubby, beautiful woman struggling with the beauty ideal.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025

She pointed her chubby finger up at him.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.