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obese

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o·bese  (-bs)
adj.
Extremely fat; grossly overweight. See Synonyms at fat.
[Latin obsus, from past participle of *obedere, to eat away : ob-, away; see ob- + edere, to eat; see ed- in Indo-European roots.]
o·besely adv.
o·beseness n.
obese [oh-beess]
Adjective
very fat [Latin obesus]
obesity n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.obeseobese - excessively fat; "a weighty man"
corpulent, rotund, weighty
fat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"
obese
adjective fat, overweight, heavy, solid, gross, plump, stout, fleshy, beefy (informal) tubby, portly, outsize, roly-poly, rotund, podgy, corpulent, elephantine, paunchy, well-upholstered (informal) Falstaffian << OPPOSITE thin
Translations
Spanish obese [əuˈbiːs] adj → obeso
French obese [əuˈbiːs] adj → obèse
German obese [əuˈbiːs] adj → fettleibig
Italian obese [əuˈbiːs] adj → obeso/a
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He had the choler of the obese, easily roused and as easily calmed, and his boys soon discovered that there was much kindliness beneath the invective with which he constantly assailed them.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
With his jutting nose, flat-topped skull and sable garments he recalled an obese raven, and when he heard of the disaster he manifested his astonishment and concern in a most plebeian manner by a low and expressive whistle.
The Arrow of Gold by Conrad, Joseph View in context
He was married to an American woman, obese and slatternly, fallen to this pass by Heaven knows what process of degradation, and every day the boarders took it in turns to help her with the housework.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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