Corpulent

//ˈkɔːpjələnt// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Large in body; fat; overweight.

    "corpulent person"

  2. 2
    Physical, material, corporeal. obsolete
Adjective
  1. 1
    excessively fat wordnet

Synonyms

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fatadiposebeefybig-belliedbloatedblowzy

Antonyms

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gaunt

Example

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"'twas the night before Glutenmas, when all through the house, not a bagel was stirring, not even a corpulent spouse."

Etymology

From Middle English corpulent, from Old French corpulent, from Latin corpulentus.

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