CORPULENT


Meaning of CORPULENT in English

/ ˈkɔːpjələnt; NAmE ˈkɔːrp-/ adjective

( formal ) ( of a person ) fat. People say 'corpulent' to avoid saying 'fat'.

►  cor·pu·lence noun [ U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Latin corpulentus , from corpus body.

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