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Definition of Corpulent
1. Adjective. Excessively fat. "A weighty man"
Similar to: Fat
Derivative terms: Corpulence, Obesity, Weightiness
Definition of Corpulent
1. a. Very fat; obese.
Definition of Corpulent
1. Adjective. Large in body; fat; overweight. ¹
2. Adjective. (obsolete) Physical, material, corporeal. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Corpulent
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Corpulent
1. Excessively fat. Synonym: corpulent. Origin: L. Obesus, fat, partic. Adj., fr. Ob-edo, pp. -esus, to eat away, devour (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corpulent
Literary usage of Corpulent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1889)
"Although latterly he had grown somewhat corpulent, his good looks had not deserted
him, and his ingratiating manners contributed to render him highly ..."
2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Referring to the abdomen: potbelly (vulgar); see ABDOMEN. corpulent, o. fat,
big-bellied (now chiefly vulgar), bellied (vulgar). corpselike, a. cadaverous ..."
3. Annals of the American Pulpit: Or, Commemorative Notices of Distinguished by William Buell Sprague (1858)
"I find it stated by another authority that " Mr. Kennedy was rather above the
ordinary size of men, somewhat corpulent and plethoric. ..."
4. An Universal Etymological English Dictionary ...by Nathan Bailey by Nathan Bailey (1724)
"... as is not too lean, or too corpulent, but gives due Symmetry and Strength to
all the Parti. EUSTACE, pj/r*3if, Gr. footing firm? a proper Name. ..."
5. Common-place Book by Robert Southey, John Wood Warter (1850)
"lie did not doubt that many corpulent I parts, the saints in bliss, the faithful
on and gross people carry about them here earth, and the souls in purgatory ..."
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