fleshy

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ˈflɛʃi/

Etymology: From Middle English fleisshy, fleischy, fleschi, equivalent to flesh + -y. Piecewise doublet of fleischig.

Of, related to, or resembling flesh.
“Mr. Creakle . . . showed me the cane, and asked me what I thought of THAT? . . . Did it bite? At every question he gave me a fleshy cut with it that made me writhe.”
“[O]ver reefs and banks of shining rock, a bristling beard of spiky and fleshy vegetation was straining into view.”
Having considerable flesh; plump.
“The King's face was slightly more fleshy than mine, the oval of its contour the least trifle more pronounced.”
“He was a large fleshy man, weighing at least two hundred pounds, and he quickly became a faithful representation of a quivering jelly-mountain of fat.”
Rich and smooth, with significant body or texture.
“a fleshy wine”