The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
portly, stout
(adjective) euphemisms for ‘fat’; “men are portly and women are stout”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
portlier
comparative form of portly
Source: Wiktionary
Port"ly, a. Etym: [From Port demeanor.]
1. Having a dignified port or mien; of a noble appearance; imposing.
2. Bulky; corpulent. "A portly personage." Dickens.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.