Word of the Day

Tuesday, October 19, 2004

corpulent

\KOR-pyuh-luhnt\ , adjective;

Very fat; obese.

Quotes:

He grew ever more corpulent and suffered from "a variety of physical ailments aggravated by the greasy Tennessee food."

-- Scott Morris, "Keeper of the Flame", National Review, April 28, 2001

She admonished the character played by the corpulent Welles to "lay off the candy bars."

-- Peter B. Flint, "Marlene Dietrich, 90, Symbol of Glamour, Dies", New York Times, May 7, 1992

Origin:

Corpulent comes from Latin corpulentus, "fat, stout, corpulent," from corpus, "body."