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roly-poly
01
short and fat
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
qualitative
Superlative
most roly-poly
Comparative
more roly-poly
gradable
Roly-poly
01
pudding made of suet pastry spread with jam or fruit and rolled up and baked or steamed
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
roly-polies
02
a term used to describe a person, especially a child, who is short and chubby
Examples
The little roly-poly giggled as he tumbled around the yard.
