fozy

fozy
foziness, n.
/foh"zee, foz"ee/, adj., fozier, foziest. Chiefly Scot.
1. spongy; loose-textured.
2. (of a vegetable or fruit) overripe.
3. (of a person) fat; flabby.
4. Informal. dull-witted; stupid; fatheaded.
[1815-25; cf. D voos spongy, LG fussig]

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