corpulent

The definition of corpulent is a person who is fat or obese.

(adjective)

An example of someone who would be described as corpulent is someone who is very fat.

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See corpulent in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

fat and fleshy; stout; obese

Origin: < L corpulentus < corpus

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See corpulent in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Excessively fat. See Synonyms at fat.

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  • corˈpu·lent·ly adverb

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