corpulent
Use Corpulent in a sentence
pyə adjective
large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin corpulentus, equivalent to corp(us) body + -ulentus -ulent
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin corpulentus, equivalent to corp(us) body + -ulentus -ulent
Related forms
cor·pu·lent·ly, adverb
un·cor·pu·lent, adjective
un·cor·pu·lent·ly, adverb
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corpulent (ˈkɔːpjʊlənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| physically bulky; fat | |
| [C14: from Latin corpulentus fleshy] | |
| 'corpulence | |
| —n | |
| 'corpulency | |
| —n | |
| 'corpulently | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
corpulent
late 14c., from O.Fr. corpulent "stout, fat," from L. corpulentus "fleshy, fat," from corpus "body" (see corporeal) + -ulentus "full of." Leigh Hunt was sent to prison for two years for calling the Prince Regent corpulent in print in 1812.
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corpulent cor·pu·lent (kôr'pyə-lənt)
adj.
Excessively fat.
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Example sentences
Another corpulent cretinous centipede who either does not understand how science is done or willfully neglects it.
The frogs are dull skinned then, but soon become corpulent and bright.
They are not longer, but are nearly as large again, and more corpulent.
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