obese
[ oh-bees ]
/ oʊˈbis /
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adjective
very fat or overweight; corpulent.
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obese
/ (əʊˈbiːs) /
adjective
excessively fat or fleshy; corpulent
Derived forms of obese
obesity or obeseness, nounWord Origin for obese
C17: from Latin obēsus, from ob- (intensive) + edere to eat
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Medical definitions for obese
obese
[ ō-bēs′ ]
adj.
Extremely fat; very overweight.
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