chubbiest
SayCHUB-ee-ist/ˈt͡ʃʌbiɪst/
- 1Superlative of chubby.
Of the three brothers, Leo was the chubbiest as a boy but grew tall and lean in high school.
The baby had the chubbiest little legs, creased at the knees.
Note
One letter shifts to make the superlative: chubby trades its final y for i before -est, as happy and tiny do, and the comparative is chubbier. Only the adjective takes it, so it ranks people or parts of the body by plumpness, usually after the (the chubbiest cheeks in the family); the noun uses of chubby, slang ones included, have no superlative.
chubbiest is a form of chubby
chubby, adjective: Of a person, a little overweight, so that the body looks plump, rounded, and soft. Full entry
- Spelling
- chubby → chubbiest: change y to i, add -est
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