corpulent

[ kawr-pyuh-luhnt ]

/ ˈkɔr pyə lənt /

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adjective

large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat.

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Origin of corpulent

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin corpulentus, equivalent to corp(us) body + -ulentus-ulent

OTHER WORDS FROM corpulent

cor·pu·lent·ly, adverbun·cor·pu·lent, adjectiveun·cor·pu·lent·ly, adverb

Words nearby corpulent

corps diplomatique, corpse, corpsman, Corps of Engineers, corpulence, corpulent, cor pulmonale, corpus, corpus callosum, corpus cavernosum, Corpus Christi

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How to use corpulent in a sentence

Ireland comes in as the most corpulent country, according to the report, with a 47% projected obesity rate for both men and women.
Americans Aren’t Getting Fat Alone|Rachel Bronstein|May 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The combination of scantily clad, attractive women and scantily clad, corpulent men makes Philip Roth's imagination look feminist.
All the Israeli Ladies|Elisheva Goldberg, Raphael Magarik|June 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Tolkien used his Northern European imagination not to frighten but at least to compel belief in the corpulent, red-clad judge.
Twelve Unusual Christmas Reads|Stefan Beck|December 25, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He presented his card to the corpulent and powdered footman; he was announced; he was ushered in.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various

The former was twenty-five years old and very corpulent, the latter was fifteen and was slim and well made.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
He is less corpulent, and his legs are shorter; in the stomach and intestines, there is a difference of conformation.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
Always conscious of his deformity, and terribly afraid of becoming corpulent, he was sedulously careful of his person and dress.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol X|Various
I would do it myself were it not that a very corpulent and most unexpected pudding is claiming my present attention.
The Fiend's Delight|Dod Grile

British Dictionary definitions for corpulent

corpulent

/ (ˈkɔːpjʊlənt) /

adjective

physically bulky; fat

Derived forms of corpulent

corpulence or corpulency, nouncorpulently, adverb

Word Origin for corpulent

C14: from Latin corpulentus fleshy

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