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corpulent
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cor·pu·lent
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ˈkɔr
pyə
lənt
/
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kawr
-py
uh
-l
uh
nt
]
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adjective
large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat.
Origin:
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)
—
adj
physically bulky; fat
[C14: from Latin
corpulentus
fleshy]
'corpulence
—
n
'corpulency
—
n
'corpulently
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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corpulent
cor·pu·lent (kôr'pyə-lənt)
adj.
Excessively fat.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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