Definition of Pufferies

1. Noun. (plural of puffery) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pufferies

1. puffery [n] - See also: puffery

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pufferies

puffball
puffbird
puffbirds
puffed
puffed-rice
puffed out
puffed rice
puffed up
puffed wheat
puffer
pufferbellies
pufferbelly
pufferfish
pufferfishes
pufferies (current term)
puffers
puffery
puffet
puffeth
puffets
puffier
puffiest
puffily
puffin
puffiness
puffinesses
puffinet
puffinets
puffing

Literary usage of Pufferies

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

1. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1794)
"... of the powers that it pufferies, and of the important ufes to which it is applicable. This, indeed, is the lefs ..."

2. American Literature by Julian Willis Abernethy (1902)
"Longfellow he foolishly accused of plagiarism, yet rated him as the greatest American poet. He was a free lance, and punctured relentlessly the pufferies of ..."

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