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corpulent Definition

cor·pu·lent (--lənt)

adjective

fat and fleshy; stout; obese

Etymology: < L corpulentus < corpus

corpulent Related Forms

cor′·pu·lently adverb

corpulent Synonyms

corpulent

modif.

overweight, fleshy, beefy; see fat 1.

corpulent Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • man: Carl stared hatefully at each newcomer in turn, two corpulent men in suits taking most of the venom.
  • backside: This is no time to be sitting on your corpulent backside.
  • form: I spotted the corpulent form of William Major, comfortably filling his favorite chair and sipping a brandy.

Modifying Another Word

  • rather: Fortune, in his person, was of small stature, and rather corpulent.
  • somewhat: Mrs. George Donner was in good health, was somewhat corpulent, and certainly able to travel.
  • very: Ravenscroft was a very corpulent man, a circumstance which made the neatness of his performance the more remarkable.
  • not: I am not corpulent, nor am I robust in any way.