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Definition of Portliest
1. portly [adj] - See also: portly
Lexicographical Neighbors of Portliest
Literary usage of Portliest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life and Letters of Leslie Stephen by Frederic William Maitland (1906)
"And so, acting in another capacity, I believe that he was ever courteous and
considerate to the portliest of his contributors, even when he was most ..."
2. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1883)
"... It.N. When it is added that this hero of superlatives is also one of the
portliest of Naval Officers, it may be readily and accurately imagined that the ..."
3. History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, called Frederick the Great: in ten vol by Thomas Carlyle (1865)
"... as the central figure of the Three, perhaps as the portliest, though poor
Friedel, except signing, had little cognizance of the thing, in which not he ..."
4. History of Friedrich II, of Prussia: Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1900)
""The King then turned to the Rath Friedel' (to Friedel, as the central figure of
the Three, perhaps as the portliest, though poor Friedel, except signing, ..."
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