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cor·pu·lent

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–adjective

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

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L corpulentus, equiv. to corp(us) body + -ulentus -ulent

]

—Related forms

cor·pu·lent·ly, adverb

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cor·pu·lent Audio Help (kôr'pyə-lənt) Pronunciation Key
adj. Excessively fat. See Synonyms at fat.

cor'pu·lent·ly adv.

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corpulent

1398, from O.Fr. corpulent "stout, fat," from L. corpulentus "fleshy, fat," from corpus "body" (see corporeal) + -ulentus "full of."

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corpulent
adjective
excessively fat; "a weighty man"

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corpulent [ˈkoːpjulənt] adjective

fat
Example: a corpulent old man

Arabic:	بَدين، سَمـين
Chinese (Simplified):	肥胖的
Chinese (Traditional):	肥胖的
Czech:	tlustý
Danish:	korpulent; svær; fedladen
Dutch:	corpulent
Estonian:	täidlane
Finnish:	pyylevä
French:	corpulent
German:	beleibt
Greek:	παχύσαρκος
Hungarian:	kövér
Icelandic:	feitur, feitlaginn
Indonesian:	gemuk, gendut
Italian:	corpulento

Japanese:	太った
Korean:	뚱뚱한
Latvian:	korpulents; tukls
Lithuanian:	apkūnus
Norwegian:	korpulent, svær, fet og tykk
Polish:	otyły
Portuguese (Brazil):	corpulento
Portuguese (Portugal):	corpulento
Romanian:	corpolent
Russian:	тучный
Slovak:	korpulentný
Slovenian:	zajeten
Spanish:	corpulento
Swedish:	korpulent
Turkish:	şişman

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corpulent cor·pu·lent (kôr'pyə-lənt)
adj.
Excessively fat.

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Main Entry: cor·pu·lent
Pronunciation: -l&nt
Function: adjective
: having a large bulky body : OBESE —cor·pu·lent·ly adverb

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Corpulent

Cor"pu*lent\ (-p?-lent), a. [L. corpulentus, fr. corpus: cf. F. corpulent. See Corpse.]

1. Very fat; obese.

2. Solid; gross; opaque. [Obs.] --Holland.

Syn: Stout; fleshy; bulky; obese. See Stout.

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