Chubby and Puny

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Chubby adjective - Having an excess of body fat.

Usage example: the chubby baby had slimmed down by the time she was a toddler

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Puny is an antonym for chubby.

Nearby Word: chub

Puny adjective - Of a size that is less than average.

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Chubby is an antonym for puny.

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Puny and Chubby. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/chubby/puny

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