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adjective
- 1. (of a person) fat: "a short, somewhat corpulent man"
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adjective. fml us / ˈkɔr·pjə·lənt / Add to word list. fat: a corpulent man. (Definition of corpulent from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of corpulent. corpulent.
The meaning of CORPULENT is having a large bulky body : obese. How to use corpulent in a sentence. Did you know?
adjective. fml us / ˈkɔr·pjə·lənt / Add to word list. fat: a corpulent man. (Definition of corpulent from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of corpulent. corpulent. To his evangelical admirers, he was a broad-shouldered, sinewy hero; to his lusty caricaturists, he was a corpulent, greasy villain.
Corpulent definition: large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat.. See examples of CORPULENT used in a sentence.
Corpulent is a formal word that describes someone who is very overweight. You might describe Santa Claus as a corpulent man with a ruddy complexion and a jolly grin. There are certainly many other ways to describe an overweight person: obese, portly, and stout are only a few.
adjective. If you describe someone as corpulent, you mean they are fat. [literary] ...a rather corpulent farmer. Synonyms: fat, large, overweight, plump More Synonyms of corpulent. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. corpulent in British English. (ˈkɔːpjʊlənt ) adjective.
Definition of corpulent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define corpulent. corpulent synonyms, corpulent pronunciation, corpulent translation, English dictionary definition of corpulent. adj. Having an abundance or excess of flesh or fat. See Synonyms at fat.
Corpulent definition: Having an abundance or excess of flesh or fat.
Origin corpulent (1400-1500) Latin corpulentus “large-bodied”, from corpus; → CORPUS. corpulent meaning, definition, what is corpulent: fat: Learn more.
