corpulent

[kawr-pyuh-luh nt]

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adjective

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

Origin of corpulent

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

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

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Examples from the Web for corpulent

Contemporary Examples

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
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
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

Historical Examples

He left the ellipsis to be filled in by the corpulent blackguard's intelligence.
The Black Bag
Louis Joseph Vance
What harm could visit him if he yielded to this corpulent adventurer's insistence?
The Black Bag
Louis Joseph Vance
He was as tall as the captain was short—as thin as his superior was corpulent.
The Pirate and The Three Cutters
Frederick Marryat
The corpulent and swarthy Hicks stood dejectedly before her.
The Historical Nights' Entertainment
Rafael Sabatini
He was a corpulent, florid man, purse-proud, and self-sufficient.
Scaramouche
Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for corpulent

corpulent

adjective

physically bulky; fat

Derived Formscorpulence or corpulency, nouncorpulently, adverb

Word Origin

C14: from Latin corpulentus fleshy

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Word Origin and History for corpulent

adj.

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 in Medicine

corpulent

(kôr′pyə-lənt)

adj.

Excessively fat.

corpulent

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Examples from the Web for corpulent

Contemporary Examples

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

He left the ellipsis to be filled in by the corpulent blackguard's intelligence.

What harm could visit him if he yielded to this corpulent adventurer's insistence?

He was as tall as the captain was short—as thin as his superior was corpulent.

The corpulent and swarthy Hicks stood dejectedly before her.

He was a corpulent, florid man, purse-proud, and self-sufficient.

corpulent

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for corpulent

adj.

corpulent

Origin of corpulent