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English Dictionary: fleshy by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fleshy
adj
  1. usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
    Synonym(s): fleshy, heavy, overweight
  2. of or relating to or resembling flesh
    Synonym(s): fleshy, sarcoid
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fleshy \Flesh"y\, a. [Compar. {Fleshier}; superl. {Fleshiest}.]
      1. Full of, or composed of, flesh; plump; corpulent; fat;
            gross.
  
                     The sole of his foot is fleshy.         --Ray.
  
      2. Human. [Obs.] [bd]Fleshy tabernacle.[b8] --Milton.
  
      3. (Bot.) Composed of firm pulp; succulent; as, the
            houseleek, cactus, and agave are fleshy plants.
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