corpulent
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- corpulence noun
- corpulently adverb
- uncorpulent adjective
- uncorpulently adverb
Etymology
Origin of corpulent
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin corpulentus, equivalent to corp ( us ) body + -ulentus -ulent
Example Sentences
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Colombian artist Fernando Botero, who gained worldwide fame with his sculptures and paintings of corpulent figures, has died at the age of 91.
From BBC • Sep. 15, 2023
We’d eat at a table next to a mural of a corpulent iguana wearing sunglasses and a sombrero.
From Washington Post • May 15, 2019
The family of the late corpulent comedian Chris Farley sued Trek Bicycle Company for naming one of its wide-tire bikes the “Farley.”
From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2018
“Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo” opens with a poignant scene in which Acosta stands in front of a mirror and examines his naked, corpulent body.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2018
She was a big woman, in stature almost equalling her husband, and corpulent besides: she showed virile force in the contest—more than once she almost throttled him, athletic as he was.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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