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puffy (adj.)

1610s, of wind, "gusty," from puff + -y (2). Of other things, "swollen," from 1660s. Earliest attested use is figurative, "bombastic" (1590s). Related: Puffily; puffiness.

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Definitions of puffy from WordNet

puffy (adj.)
being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing;
Synonyms: bouffant
puffy (adj.)
abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas;
puffy tumid flesh
eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids
puffy (adj.)
blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts;
puffy off-shore winds
Synonyms: gusty
From wordnet.princeton.edu