Meaning & use

corpulent

adjective·Advanced

Having a large, heavy body, typically used to describe someone who is noticeably overweight.

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The corpulent old merchant struggled to climb the narrow staircase to his office.

Years of rich feasting had left the king considerably corpulent by middle age.

A note on using this word

Corpulent is a formal, somewhat old-fashioned word; overweight or heavyset sound more neutral in everyday speech.

Words with a similar meaning

obeseportlystout

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Words with an opposite meaning

slimthin

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