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- [pot bel-eed]
- /pɒt ˈbɛl id/
- /pɒt -bel.ɪd/
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- [pot bel-eed]
- /pɒt ˈbɛl id/
Definitions of pot-bellied word
- noun plural pot-bellied a distended or protuberant belly. 1
- noun plural pot-bellied potbelly stove. 1
- noun plural pot-bellied potbelly wood. 1
- adjective pot-bellied Someone, usually a man, who is pot-bellied has a pot belly. 0
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Origin of pot-bellied
First appearance:
before 1705 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1705-15; pot1 + belly
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Parts of speech for Pot-bellied
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pot-bellied popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
Synonyms for pot-bellied
adj pot-bellied
- butterball — a chubby or fat person
- fat — File Allocation Table
See also
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