Meaning of CORPULENT
| Pronunciation: | | 'korpyulunt
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| | Definition: | | [adj] excessively fat; "a weighty man" |
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| | Synonyms: | | fat, obese, rotund, weighty |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cor"pu*lent\ (-p?-lent), a. [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}.
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| | Related Terms: | | adipose, beefy, big-bellied, bloated, blowzy, bosomy, brawny, broad-bodied, bulky, bullnecked, burly, buxom, chubby, chunky, coarse, crass, dense, distended, dumpy, fat, fattish, fleshy, full, full-bodied, gross, heavy, heavyset, hefty, hippy, imposing, lusty, massive, meaty, obese, overblown, overweight, paunchy, plump, podgy, portly, potbellied, pudgy, puffy, pursy, roly-poly, rotund, square, squat, squatty, stalwart, stocky, stout, strapping, swollen, thick, thick-bodied, thickset, three-dimensional, top-heavy, tubby, viscous, weighty, well-fed |
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