28 August 2015

corpulent

[kawr-pyuh-luh nt]

adjective

1. large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat.

Origin of corpulent

Middle English, Latin

1350-1400; Middle English < Latin corpulentus, equivalent to corp (us) body + -ulentus -ulent

Related forms

corpulently, adverb
uncorpulent, adjective
uncorpulently, adverb

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Examples from the Web for corpulent

Contemporary Examples

Ireland comes in as the most corpulent country, according to the report, with a 47% projected obesity rate for both men and women.
Americans Aren’t Getting Fat Alone
Rachel Bronstein
May 8, 2014

Tolkien used his Northern European imagination not to frighten but at least to compel belief in the corpulent, red-clad judge.
Twelve Unusual Christmas Reads
Stefan Beck
December 24, 2011

Anagram

uncle port
let up corn

Today’s quote

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.

– Martin Luther King Jr

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