Corpulent
[kawr-pyuh-luh nt] /ˈkɔr pyə lənt/
adjective
1.
large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat.
/ˈkɔːpjʊlənt/
adjective
1.
physically bulky; fat
adj.
late 14c., from Old French corpulent “stout, fat,” from Latin corpulentus “fleshy, fat,” from corpus “body” (see corporeal) + -ulentus “full of.” Leigh Hunt was sent to prison for two years for calling the Prince Regent corpulent in print in 1812.
corpulent cor·pu·lent (kôr’pyə-lənt)
adj.
Excessively fat.
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