† pugginessn.1
English regional. Obsolete. rare.
Moistness from perspiration; clamminess.
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1858 M. Gatty Aunt Judy's Tales (1859) ii. 26 Whenever..some active exertion has brought a universal puggyness over the juvenile frame.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
pugginessn.2
/ˈpʌɡɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpəɡinᵻs/ Now rare.
Squatness, stumpiness; resemblance to a pug; = puggishness n.
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the world > life > the body > bodily height > shortness > [noun] > and broadness
dumpiness1824
pugginess1832
punchiness1850
podginess1872
mesomorphy1940
mesomorphism1953
1832 Times 15 Oct. 4/3 The child had a Jewish complexion, but a very Christian pugginess about the nose.
1875 Harper's Mag. Jan. 270/1 Regularly formed features, with the exception of the nose, which has a slight tendency to pugginess.
1910 H. G. Wells Hist. Mr. Polly vii. 227 Mr. Hinks..displayed a freckled fist of extraordinary size and pugginess..to Mr. Polly's close inspection.
1927 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 17 Feb. 16/3 As you grow older, the pugginess of this offending feature of yours will decrease.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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