obese

[oh-bees]

adjective

1. very fat or overweight; corpulent.

obese

/ əʊˈbiːs /

adjective

1. excessively fat or fleshy; corpulent

Other Word Forms

• obesity noun
• obesely adverb
• obeseness noun
• overobese adjective
• overobesely adverb
• overobeseness noun
• superobese adjective
• unobese adjective
• unobesely adverb
• unobeseness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of obese¹

First recorded in 1645–55; from Latin obēsus, adjective use of past participle of obedere, obesse (unrecorded) “to eat away,” from ob- ob- + edere, esse “to eat” ( eat )

Word History and Origins

Origin of obese¹

C17: from Latin obēsus, from ob- (intensive) + edere to eat

Example Sentences

This indicates that it was more difficult for the obese group to fight their cravings.

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A previous study published in August 2022 in the European Journal of Nutrition found that obese mice treated with green tea experienced a reduction of up to 30% in body weight.

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Obesity rates have risen sharply over recent decades, with more than a quarter of adults and a fifth of children at the end of primary school classed as obese.

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One US study found that obese men with a bachelor's degree earn 5% less than their thinner colleagues, while those with a graduate degree earn 14% less.

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The UN says the number of overweight and obese teenagers around the world has nearly tripled in the last two decades.

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Related Words

• corpulent