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CORPULENT
corpulent, obese, weighty, rotund
(adjective) excessively fat; “a weighty man”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
corpulent (comparative more corpulent, superlative most corpulent)
Large in body; fat; overweight.
(obsolete) Physical, material, corporeal.
Usage notes
• In contemporary usage, "corpulent" can designate a range of bodily states, from modest plumpness to significant fatness to extreme obesity.
Synonyms
• See also obese
Source: Wiktionary
Cor"pu*lent (-p-lent), a. Etym: [L. corpulentus, fr. corpus: cf. F. corpulent. See Corpse.]
1. Very fat; obese.
2. Solid; gross; opaque. [Obs.] Holland.
Syn.
– Stout; fleshy; bulky; obese. See Stout.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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