fleshy
adj. C1 Advanced US //ˈfɫɛʃi// UK //flˈɛʃi// fleshy
adj. having a lot of soft, thick flesh. You use this to describe parts of the body that are not thin or bony.
adj. consisting of or resembling flesh; having a soft, thick, or swollen texture.
The fruit has a thick, fleshy skin.
The surgeon carefully removed the fleshy tissue to ensure the wound would heal properly.
The artist's brushstrokes captured the fleshy texture of the subject's cheeks, contrasting sharply with the rigid, angular lines of the background architecture.
From Middle English fleisshy, fleischy, fleschi, equivalent to flesh + -y. Piecewise doublet of fleischig.