fleshy
/ˈfleʃi/adjective
उच्चारण फ़्लेशी
मांसल, गुदगुदा
Core word
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(of plants or fruit) thick and soft
गूदेदार
- Mangoes have fleshy fruit.
- Cactus plants have thick, fleshy leaves.
- The aloe vera plant has fleshy leaves that hold water.
+ 2 more examples
- A ripe peach has a sweet, fleshy centre.
- Fleshy fruits such as plums attract birds.
Synonyms pulpy succulent juicy
Opposite dry
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
fleshy (body part)
Fleshy describes a part of the body with a lot of soft flesh: fleshy cheeks, a fleshy nose, fleshy arms.
'Fleshy' ऐसे अंग का वर्णन करता है जिसमें नरम मांस अधिक हो: fleshy cheeks, a fleshy nose।
- The baby had fleshy cheeks.
- He wiped his fleshy hands on a towel.
fleshy (plant or fruit)
A fleshy leaf or fruit is thick and soft with juicy tissue.
Fleshy पत्ती या फल मोटा और रसीला होता है।
- Aloe vera has thick, fleshy leaves.
- The mango has a sweet, fleshy pulp.
fleshy vs fat vs plump
Fleshy is neutral, simply having flesh; fat is stronger; plump is kind and pleasing.
Fleshy तटस्थ है, यानी मांस वाला; fat अधिक कड़ा शब्द है; plump प्रेमपूर्ण और सुखद।
- The fruit was fleshy, the baby plump, and the man unhealthily fat.
fleshy (comparative: fleshier)
Fleshy forms its comparative as fleshier and superlative as fleshiest.
'Fleshy' का comparative fleshier और superlative fleshiest है।
- This variety of guava is fleshier than the local one.
fleshy + noun vs fleshed out
Fleshy describes flesh or pulp. Do not confuse it with flesh out, a phrasal verb meaning to add detail.
'Fleshy' मांस या गूदे का वर्णन करता है। इसे phrasal verb 'flesh out' (विवरण जोड़ना) से न मिलाएँ।
- The writer fleshed out the story, and the fruit in it was fleshy and ripe.
+Collocations 4
fleshy + body part
cheekslipsnosearmsfacehands
- He rubbed his fleshy chin and thought.
fleshy + plant part
leavesfruitstemrootpulp
- Cactus stems are fleshy and store water.
adverb + fleshy
ratherslightlyverypleasantlythick and
- The papaya was thick and fleshy.
verb + fleshy
lookfeelgrowbecomebe
- His face had grown fleshy with age.
“More examples 6
- Radhika studied the fleshy leaf of the aloe plant in biology.
राधिका ने जीव विज्ञान में एलोवेरा की गूदेदार पत्ती का अध्ययन किया।
- The jackfruit has a fleshy inside with sweet bulbs.
कटहल के भीतर गूदेदार हिस्सा होता है जिसमें मीठे कोए होते हैं।
- The old clerk wiped his fleshy forehead with a handkerchief.
बूढ़े क्लर्क ने रूमाल से अपना भरा हुआ माथा पोंछा।
- Desert plants often have fleshy stems for storing water.
रेगिस्तानी पौधों में पानी जमा करने के लिए अक्सर गूदेदार तने होते हैं।
- The artist painted a woman with fleshy arms and a kind face.
कलाकार ने भरी हुई बाँहों और दयालु चेहरे वाली महिला का चित्र बनाया।
- Fleshy fruits like peaches are eaten fresh in summer.
आड़ू जैसे गूदेदार फल गर्मियों में ताज़े खाए जाते हैं।
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✗ This fruit is more fleshy than that one.
✓ This fruit is fleshier than that one.
Short adjectives ending in -y use -ier in the comparative.
-y पर समाप्त होने वाले छोटे adjectives का comparative -ier से बनता है।