corpulent
[ kawr-pyuh-luh nt ]
/ ˈkɔr pyə lənt /
adjective
large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat.
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obese, portly, burly, fleshy, beefy, blimp, bulky, fat, gross, heavy, hefty, husky, large, lusty, overblown, overweight, plump, roly-poly, rotund, stout
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- corps diplomatique,
- corps of engineers,
- corpse,
- corpsman,
- corpulence,
- corpus,
- corpus albicans,
- corpus amylaceum,
- corpus callosum,
- corpus cavernosum
Origin of corpulent
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corpulent
/ (ˈkɔːpjʊlənt) /
adjective
physically bulky; fat
Word Origin for corpulent
C14: from Latin corpulentus fleshy
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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.
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corpulent
[ kôr′pyə-lənt ]
adj.
Excessively fat.
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