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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
o·bese       [oh-bees] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
very fat or overweight; corpulent.
[Origin: 1645–55; < L obésus (ptp. of obedere to eat away), equiv. to ob- ob- + ed(ere) to eat + -tus ptp. suffix, with dt > s]

—Related forms
o·bese·ly, adverb
o·be·si·ty, o·bese·ness, noun
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o·be·si·ty       (ō-bē'sĭ-tē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   The condition of being obese; increased body weight caused by excessive accumulation of fat.

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obesity 
1611, from Fr. obésité, from L. obesitas "fatness, corpulence," from obesus "that has eaten itself fat," pp. of obdere "to eat all over, devour," from ob "over" + edere "eat" (see edible). The adj. obese is attested from 1651.

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obesity

noun
more than average fatness [syn: fleshiness] 

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obesity       (ō-bē'sĭ-tē)  Pronunciation Key 
The condition of being obese; increased body weight caused by excessive accumulation of fat.

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obesity o·be·si·ty (ō-bē'sĭ-tē)
n.
The condition of being obese; increased body weight caused by excessive accumulation of fat.

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Obesity

O*bes"i*ty\, n.[L. obesitas: cf.F. ob['e]sit['e].] The state or quality of being obese; incumbrance of flesh.

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