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# puffy

adjective (puffy, puffier, puffiest)

«puffy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Puffy means swollen, often around the eyes or face, from crying, sleep or an injury. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puffy/#m1)
2. Puffy means soft, round and full of air, like puffy clouds or a puffy jacket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puffy/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health: puffy eyes after crying, a puffy ankle after a sprain — put ice on it. In descriptive writing: puffy clouds, puffy sleeves. Phrases: puffy eyes, puffy jacket, puffy clouds.

### Examples

- Her eyes were puffy from crying. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puffy/#x1)
- My ankle went puffy after I twisted it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puffy/#x2)
- Puffy white clouds floated across the sky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puffy/#x3)
- He wore a big puffy jacket in the snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puffy/#x4)
- The pastry came out puffy and golden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puffy/#x5)
- The dress had puffy sleeves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puffy/#x6)

### Note

Comparatives: puffier, puffiest. Related: puff, puffed. A swollen, puffy part after an injury should be checked by an adult or nurse.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «puffy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puffy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«puffy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/puffy.html) on Mova free.