Definition of Big-bellied

1. Adjective. Having a prominent belly.

Exact synonyms: Great Bellied
Similar to: Bellied

Lexicographical Neighbors of Big-bellied

bifurcatio trunci pulmonalis
bifurcation
bifurcation lymph nodes
bifurcation of aorta
bifurcation of pulmonary trunk
bifurcation of trachea
bifurcation theory
bifurcations
bifurcative
bifurcous
big(a)
big(p)
big-bang theory
big-bellied (current term)
big-boned
big-box
big-breasted
big-bud hickory
big-chested
big-cone douglas fir
big-cone spruce
big-eared bat
big-enchilada
big-endian
big-eyed scad
big-head
big-headed
big-heads

Literary usage of Big-bellied

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Referring to the abdomen: potbelly (vulgar); see ABDOMEN. corpulent, o. fat, big-bellied (now chiefly vulgar), bellied (vulgar). corpselike, a. cadaverous ..."

2. Neuman and Baretti's Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages by Henry Neuman, Giuseppe Baretti (1851)
"... To be frustrated in one's wishes and expectations. . . • BARRIGUDO, DA, a. big-bellied. .... Bigbellied ..."

3. Observations on Forest Scenery by William Gilpin (1834)
"She sat with me on Neptune's yellow sand, Marking the embarked traders on the flood; When we have laugh'd to see the sails conceive, And grow big-bellied ..."

4. A Dictionary of the Welsh Language: Explained in English; with Numerous by William Owen Pughe (1832)
"... To make a big belly, to swell the belly ; to cause a gestation ; to become big-bellied; to become big with young. ..."

5. The Scottish Songs by Robert Chambers (1829)
"No sly man of business, contriving a snare ; Tor a big-bellied bottle's the whole ... There a big-bellied bottle still eases my care. The wife of my bosom, ..."

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