corpulent
- large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat.
Origin of corpulent
Related Words for corpulent
obese, portly, burly, fleshy, beefy, blimp, bulky, fat, gross, heavy, hefty, husky, large, lusty, overblown, overweight, plump, roly-poly, rotund, stoutExamples from the Web for corpulent
Contemporary Examples of corpulent
Ireland comes in as the most corpulent country, according to the report, with a 47% projected obesity rate for both men and women.
The combination of scantily clad, attractive women and scantily clad, corpulent men makes Philip Roth's imagination look feminist.
Tolkien used his Northern European imagination not to frighten but at least to compel belief in the corpulent, red-clad judge.
Historical Examples of corpulent
He left the ellipsis to be filled in by the corpulent blackguard's intelligence.
The Black BagLouis Joseph Vance
What harm could visit him if he yielded to this corpulent adventurer's insistence?
The Black BagLouis Joseph Vance
He was as tall as the captain was short—as thin as his superior was corpulent.
The Pirate and The Three CuttersFrederick Marryat
The corpulent and swarthy Hicks stood dejectedly before her.
The Historical Nights' EntertainmentRafael Sabatini
He was a corpulent, florid man, purse-proud, and self-sufficient.
ScaramoucheRafael Sabatini
corpulent
- physically bulky; fat
Word Origin for corpulent
Word Origin and History for corpulent
late 14c., from Old French corpulent "stout, fat," from Latin corpulentus "fleshy, fat," from corpus "body" (see corporeal) + -ulentus "full of." Leigh Hunt was sent to prison for two years for calling the Prince Regent corpulent in print in 1812.
corpulent
(kôr′pyə-lənt)- Excessively fat.