Word of the Day for Tuesday October 19, 2004
corpulent \KOR-pyuh-luhnt\, adjective:
Very fat; obese.
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," [1]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," [2]New York Times, May 7, 1992
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Corpulent comes from Latin corpulentus, "fat, stout,
corpulent," from corpus, "body."
Synonyms: fleshy, hefty, plump, portly, stout. [3]Find more at
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corpulent \KOR-pyuh-luhnt\, adjective:
Very fat; obese.
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," [1]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," [2]New York Times, May 7, 1992
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Corpulent comes from Latin corpulentus, "fat, stout,
corpulent," from corpus, "body."
Synonyms: fleshy, hefty, plump, portly, stout. [3]Find more at
Thesaurus.com.
www.dictionary.com
