pot-bellied

Carrying a paunch

Pot-bellied describes having a rounded, protruding belly—the stomach swelling outward like a pot.

The term applies to people a pot-bellied old man and to things shaped similarly: a pot-bellied stove has a bulging middle section.

Pot-bellied pigs are a small breed kept as pets, named for their characteristic rounded abdomens.

physique

paunchy

Having a prominent belly

stout · pudgy · tubby · plump · chubby · heavyset · paunch · gut · midriff · abdomen

humorous

roly-poly

Plump and round

cartoonish · buffoonish · Santa Claus · comedic · rotund · whimsical · exaggerated · lampoon · jovial · mirthful

pig

Vietnamese

Of Southeast Asian nation

snout · trotters · domesticated · barnyard · livestock · hooved · porcine · squealing · wallowing

stove

cast-iron

Hard molded alloy

vintage · antique · cylindrical · radiating · heating · rustic · cabin · old-fashioned · warming

Opposites
abdominal shape/size

pot-belliedsvelte

Gracefully slender

lean · slender · slim · toned · trim

overall body type

pot-belliedlean

Lacking fat; incline

slender · skinny · gaunt · wiry · lanky

Family

pot, belly, bellied, pots, potted, potting, bellies, bellyful, potbelly

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G