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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
Synonyms
Examples for "
obese
"
obese
weighty
rotund
Examples for "
obese
"
1
How much longer will society tolerate industry profiting from making children
obese
?
2
She said people who were
obese
needed to take some personal responsibility.
3
Davidson said bariatric surgery patients tend to be the most
obese
,
however.
4
Conclusion: Overweight and
obese
children have increased in frequency in this population.
5
Fighting fit: Sedentary toddlers are at greater risk of becoming
obese
adults.
1
South Africa has a history of imposing
weighty
conditions on foreign takeovers.
2
Its
weighty
subject matter is leavened by Rivera's trickster-like sense of humor.
3
The solution of
weighty
problems in large part depends upon the answer.
4
The subjects are simple, large,
weighty
;
the form is compact, strong, suggestive.
5
Christ's personal ministry was confined to Israel for obvious and
weighty
reasons.
1
The
rotund
lady, for herself and the prince, replies in the negative.
2
Then, leaning over, he whispered in the ear of the
rotund
musician.
3
Jolly gents of
rotund
aspect are scarce on the ground these days.
4
A
rotund
figure upon horseback appears at a bend in the road.
5
This time it took the
rotund
form of a preacher from Alabama.
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"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
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