puffier
Increasingly blown up
Puffier is the comparative form of puffy—more swollen, inflated, or soft-looking than something else.
Eyes look puffier after crying or poor sleep.
Clouds appear puffier on humid afternoons.
A jacket might be puffier than last year's model: Her new coat is even puffier than the old one.
Inflatable rubber sac
- billowySwelling in soft waves
- inflatedExpanded with gas
- airyLight and well-ventilated
- expandedMade larger or wider
filled · buoyant · ballooning · bulging · poufy · pneumatic · cushioned · plumped
Pathological tissue puffiness
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- bloatedSwelled from excess
- distendedSwollen from pressure within
- engorgedSwollen from excess filling
swelling · bulging · enlarged · irritated · inflamed · congested · allergic · reactive
Soft and yielding
- spongySoft and absorbent
- plushThick-pile soft fabric
- pillowySoft and cushioned
- downyHaving soft, fine texture
squashy · squishy · marshmallowy · springy · yielding · padded · quilted · cloudlike
balloon
Inflatable rubber sac
expanded · filled · buoyant · ballooning · bulging · poufy · pneumatic · cushioned · plumped · rounded
edema
Pathological tissue puffiness
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- bloatedSwelled from excess
- distendedSwollen from pressure within
engorged · swelling · bulging · enlarged · irritated · inflamed · congested · allergic · reactive · sore
cushiony
Soft and yielding
downy · squashy · squishy · marshmallowy · springy · yielding · padded · quilted · cloudlike · doughy
feathery
Light and soft-textured
- cottonySoft and fibrous
- flocculentHaving woolly clusters
- airyLight and well-ventilated
light · lofty · tufted · wispy · whipped · frothy · voluminous · teased · bouffant · backcombed
winded
Short of breath
labored · breathless · huffing · exerted · fatigued
- huffing and puffingLabored, noisy respiration
- puffing upInflating or expanding
- chest puffingInflating torso for show