jelly-belly

ADJECTIVE

fat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

big bulging bulky chunky heavy hefty inflated large meaty obese plump well-fed

STRONG

broad distended husky lard roly-poly solid stout swollen

WEAK

beefy brawny burly corpulent elephantine fleshy gargantuan heavyset oversize paunchy plumpish ponderous porcine portly potbellied pudgy rotund thickset weighty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

skinny slight thin

WEAK

lean slender slim

Example Sentences

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jelly-belly

“I hope they throw it to me,” said Knighton, noting that a jelly-belly lineman a few lockers down caught one.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 1, 2014

"If we swing this deal," he cried, "we've got old jelly-belly Behrman right where we want him."

From The Octopus : A story of California by Frank Norris

Osterman was accustomed to slap S. Behrman on his fat back, declaring: "You're a good fellow, old jelly-belly, after all, hey?"

From The Octopus : A story of California by Frank Norris

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