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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Fleshy  \Flesh"y\,  a.  [Compar.  {Fleshier};  superl.  {Fleshiest}.] 
  1.  Full  of  or  composed  of  flesh;  plump;  corpulent;  fat; 
  gross. 
 
  The  sole  of  his  foot  is  fleshy.  --Ray. 
 
  2.  Human.  [Obs.]  ``Fleshy  tabernacle.''  --Milton. 
 
  3.  (Bot.)  Composed  of  firm  pulp;  succulent;  as  the 
  houseleek,  cactus,  and  agave  are  fleshy  plants. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  fleshy 
  adj  1:  usually  describes  a  large  person  who  is  fat  but  has  a  large 
  frame  to  carry  it  [syn:  {heavy},  {overweight}] 
  2:  of  or  relating  to  or  resembling  flesh  [syn:  {sarcoid}] 




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