corpulent

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Adjective 1.1.1 Usage notes 1.1.2 Synonyms 1.1.3 Derived terms 1.1.4 Translations 1.2 References

[edit] English

[edit] Adjective

corpulent (comparative more corpulent, superlative most corpulent)

1. Large in body; fat; overweight.
2. (obsolete) Physical, material, corporeal.

[edit] Usage notes

• In contemporary usage, "corpulent" can designate a range of bodily states, from modest plumpness to significant fatness to extreme obesity.

[edit] Synonyms

• Wikisaurus has an entry for “fat” in the sense of “obese”.

[edit] Derived terms

• corpulence

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
• Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.