obese
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- obesely adverb
- obeseness noun
- obesity noun
- overobese adjective
- overobesely adverb
- overobeseness noun
- superobese adjective
- unobese adjective
- unobesely adverb
- unobeseness noun
Etymology
Origin of obese
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 )
Example Sentences
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Government data released March last year shows 24 percent of women and 23 percent of men are overweight or obese in India.
From Barron's
These results could significantly change how doctors approach treatment for overweight or obese individuals at high risk.
From Science Daily
And then there’s the fact that not all obese people are unhealthy.
From MarketWatch
And then there’s the fact that not all obese people are unhealthy.
From MarketWatch
All participants had children between two and five years old who were overweight or obese.
From Science Daily
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