pinguid

pinguid: adjective /ˈpɪŋɡwɪd/

pertaining to fat

Fr. Christopher Maire, far from pallid, wearing no black beyond his Queue-Tie, neither wiry nor unnaturally fit, in Manner as free of the suave as of the pinguid, seems scarcely any Englishman’s idea of a Jesuit.

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Synonyms:

Pinguid — Pin guid, a. [L. pinguis fat.] Fat; unctuous; greasy. [Obs.] Some clays are more pinguid. Mortimer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pinguid — (adj.) 1630s, from L. pinguis fat, from stem of pinguere, from PIE *pei fat, sap, juice (see PINE (Cf. pine) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
pinguid — [piŋ′gwid] adj. [L pinguis, fat (< * pimos, fat < IE base * pi + L * finguis < IE base * bhengh , thick) + id, as in TORPID] fat; oily; greasy pinguidity n … English World dictionary
pinguid — pinguidity, n. /ping gwid/, adj. fat; oily. [1625 35; < L pingu(is) fat (cf. Gk píon) + ID4] * * * … Universalium
pinguid — [ pɪŋgwɪd] adjective formal of the nature of or resembling fat; oily or greasy. Derivatives pinguidity noun Origin C17: from L. pinguis fat + id1 … English new terms dictionary
pinguid — a. Fat, unctuous, greasy, adipose, oily, oleaginous … New dictionary of synonyms
pinguid — pin·guid … English syllables
pinguid — pin•guid [[t]ˈpɪŋ gwɪd[/t]] adj. fat; oily • Etymology: 1625–35; < L pingu(is) fat + id IV … From formal English to slang
pinguid — /ˈpɪŋgwəd/ (say pinggwuhd) adjective 1. fat; oily; unctuous. 2. (of soil) fertile. {Latin pinguis fat + id4} –pinguidity /pɪŋˈgwɪdəti/ (say ping gwiduhtee), noun …
pinguid — adj. formal or joc. fat, oily, or greasy. Etymology: L pinguis fat … Useful english dictionary

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