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Meanings of
corpulent
in English
Excessively fat.
obese
weighty
rotund
Related terms
fat
Very fat; pretty obese.
stout
bulky
thickset
heavily built
Usage of
corpulent
in English
1
The guards grinned broadly as the
corpulent
negress waddled up the steps.
2
The
corpulent
manager glanced along the table, a confident expression in place.
3
There was not the least resentment cherished by the
corpulent
Mrs. Smith.
4
The full-blooded,
corpulent
and vigorous should avoid West Africa like the plague.
5
This organ was ripped from the
corpulent
breast of a jolly-faced troubadour.
6
The Dutch, from having great quantities of animal food, are rather
corpulent
.
7
I am much alone, and genius, you know, grows
corpulent
in solitude.
8
The natives generally seen here are
corpulent
,
not quite black nor mulatto.
9
A
corpulent
young gentleman jumped out, and immediately uttered an eager shout.
10
They were remarkably
corpulent
,
with smooth, round faces, apparently full of good-humor.
11
He was healthy, he was
corpulent
,
he was prosperous, conventional, and commonplace.
12
He was big-headed,
corpulent
,
and, though of advanced age, a jolly-looking man.
13
The house of the hostess triumphs, and is
corpulent
of wealth and splendor.
14
The Camanchees are low in stature, and usually are rather
corpulent
.
15
It was lean and firm- acontrastto his present
corpulent
and wrinkled one.
16
He is so extremely
corpulent
that he is always in danger of suffocation.
Other examples for "corpulent"
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About this term
corpulent
Adjective
Frequent collocations
corpulent man
very corpulent
more corpulent
rather corpulent
somewhat corpulent
More collocations
Corpulent
through the time
Corpulent
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common