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portly
[ pawrt-lee, pohrt- ]
/ ˈpɔrt li, ˈpoʊrt- /
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adjective, port·li·er, port·li·est.
rather heavy or fat; stout; corpulent.
Archaic. stately, dignified, or imposing.
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Origin of portly
1520–30;
port5 (noun) +
-lyOTHER WORDS FROM portly
port·li·ness, nounun·port·ly, adjectiveWords nearby portly
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portmanteau,
portmanteau word,
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Words related to portly
beefy,
burly,
corpulent,
overweight,
stout,
ample,
avoirdupois,
broad,
fleshy,
heavy,
hefty,
husky,
large,
obese,
plump,
rotund How to use portly in a sentence
How many Benny Hill scenes involved the creepy, portly man zooming about perilously near an unfathomably stacked woman?
The portly, balding Sabah, a father of two, glances nervously at the television.
A moment later I saw my scowling taxi driver darting toward the ticket booth with a companion, a portly man in a checked shirt.
From Alec “The Bloviator” Baldwin to “portly pepperpot” Monica Lewinsky, revisit his chief rogue targets.
He was a big man, and looked bigger than he was; good-looking too; ruddy, portly, well-dressed and formal.
In appearance he was tall and portly, and his bearing, carriage and presence were gentlemanly and refined.
A portly woman, whom Isabel knew to be the mother of a brood, was far more anxious to please.
Madame Valmonde bent her portly figure over Desiree and kissed her, holding her an instant tenderly in her arms.
As he was old and portly, and I young and spare, this disguise had cost me no little thought and labor.
British Dictionary definitions for portly
adjective -lier or -liest
stout or corpulent
archaic stately; impressive
Derived forms of portly
portliness, nounWord Origin for portly
C16: from port 5 (in the sense: deportment, bearing)
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