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cor·pu·lent
(kôr′pyə-lənt)adj.
Having an abundance or excess of flesh or fat. See Synonyms at fat.
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corpulent
(ˈkɔːpjʊlənt)adj
physically bulky; fat
[C14: from Latin corpulentus fleshy]
ˈcorpulence, ˈcorpulency n
ˈcorpulently adv
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cor•pu•lent
(ˈkɔr pyə lənt)adj.
bulky of body; portly.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin corpulentus=corp(us) body]
cor′pu•lent•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() fat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was" |
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corpulent
adjective fat, large, overweight, plump, stout, bulky, burly, obese, fleshy, beefy (informal), tubby, portly, roly-poly, rotund, well-padded His rather corpulent figure betrayed his self-indulgent lifestyle.
thin, slim, skinny, gaunt, bony, anorexic, emaciated, underweight, scrawny, skin and bones (informal), thin as a rake
thin, slim, skinny, gaunt, bony, anorexic, emaciated, underweight, scrawny, skin and bones (informal), thin as a rake
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corpulent
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Translations
بَدين، سَمـين
tlustý
fedladenkorpulentsvær
feitur, feitlaginn
apkūnumasapkūnus
korpulentstukls
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corpulent
adj → korpulent
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corpulent
[ˈkɔːpjʊlənt] adj → corpulento/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
corpulent
(ˈkoːpjulənt) adjective fat. a corpulent old man.
ˈcorpulence nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.