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Meanings of corpulence in English

Portuguese
sobrepeso
Catalan
carnositat

The property of excessive fatness.

        sobrepeso
        Usage of corpulence in English
        1
        This is all about rising standards of corpulence, of defining fatness upwards.
        Wired
        2
        He was equally distinguished for his courage, his cruelty, and his corpulence.
        The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 22: 1574-76
        3
        It was accepted like one boy's red hair and another's unreasonable corpulence.
        Of Human Bondage
        4
        The consumption of RTE cereals also appears to be associated with lower corpulence.
        Pubmed
        5
        And, in general, those predisposed to corpulence are therefore less inclined to marriage.
        Searchlights on Health: The Science of Eugenics
        6
        How often will depend on the corpulence and other circumstances of each individual.
        How to Live: Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science
        7
        Since then, memes imagining a security crackdown on corpulence have multiplied.
        Reuters
        8
        The vivacity of his movements made his huge corpulence subtly alarming.
        The Magician
        9
        The corpulence which had been his before was become now a positive disease.
        The Magician
        10
        With them corpulence and beauty appear to be terms nearly synonymous.
        Travels in the Interior of Africa — Volume 01
        11
        He was clearly not old, though his corpulence added to his apparent age.
        The Magician
        12
        Enter the clink of coin and the unctuous corpulence of a roll of bills.
        From a Girl's Point of View
        13
        His gravity and corpulence had something almost priestly in character.
        Mare Nostrum (Our Sea): A Novel
        14
        The priest was a young man somewhat inclined to corpulence.
        Bel Ami; Or, The History of a Scoundrel: A Novel
        15
        But on account of his corpulence Colman declined his services.
        Musa Pedestris - Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhym...
        16
        He was, moreover, strongly inclined to corpulence, and was clad in clumsy, ill-fitting garments.
        Monsieur Lecoq, v. 1
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