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And let's be clear: Even if body-shaming was acceptable, Newt Gingrich would not be in a position to lecture someone else about portliness.

From US News • Sep. 29, 2016

A woman of firm portliness, resolute and cheerful, talked to reporters in Philadelphia last week, who went away and dubbed her "The German Apron Queen."

From Time Magazine Archive

Seabiscuit, already inclined toward portliness, was turning into one thousand pounds of flab.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

He was broad of shoulder, and in his age he developed a portliness which only gave him more authority.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

He was a distin- guished-looking man, taller than Brinker so that his portliness was not very noticeable.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles