From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
*** Etymology
From [en].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
*** Adjective
[plumpier]
1. Plump ; fat ; sleek .
2. * {{ quote-text | en | year=2010 | author=Donald Meikle | title=Twowinter Tales | page=73
|passage="We're here t' greet ye," piped a PLUMPY little girl, pulling at
Cal's sleeve.}}
*** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] A fat person or thing.
2. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1990 | author=Douglas Adams; Mark Carwardine | title=Last Chance To See
|passage=The most famous of all the animals of Mauritius is a large, gentle
dove. A remarkably large dove, in fact: its weight is closest to that of a
well-fed turkey. Its wings long ago gave up the idea of lifting such a PLUMPY
off the ground, and withered away into decorative little stumps.}}
1. * {{ quote-text | en | year=2007 | author=Jim Harrison | title=Julip | page=112
|passage=It was ladies' league night at the bowling alley, and when he stood
in the bar looking out at the lanes he picked out her trim figure on lane 7 in
a gaggle of PLUMPIES.}}
*** References
- [R:Webster 1913]