PORTLY


Meaning of PORTLY in English

/ ˈpɔːtli; NAmE ˈpɔːrt-/ adjective

[ usually before noun ] ( especially of an older man ) rather fat

SYN stout

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WORD ORIGIN

late 15th cent.: from port in the sense bearing + -ly .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.