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portly

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port·ly  (pôrtl, prt-)
adj. port·li·er, port·li·est
1. Comfortably stout; corpulent. See Synonyms at fat.
2. Archaic Stately; majestic; imposing.
[From port.]
portli·ness n.
portly
Adjective
[-lier, -liest] stout or rather fat [from port (in the sense: deportment)]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.portly - euphemisms for `fat'; "men are portly and women are stout"
stout
fat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"
portly
adjective stout, fat, overweight, plump, large, heavy, ample, bulky, burly, obese, fleshy, beefy (informal) tubby (informal) rotund, corpulent
Translations
portly [ˈpɔːtlɪ] adj → corpulento
portly [ˈpɔːtlɪ] adj → corpulent(e)
portly [ˈpɔːtlɪ] adj → beleibt, korpulent
portly [ˈpɔːtlɪ] adj → corpulento/a


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