OBESE


Meaning of OBESE in English

ōˈbēs adjective

Etymology: Latin obesus, from past participle of obedere to eat away, devour, from ob- toward, over + edere to eat — more at ob- , eat

1. : excessively fat : corpulent

obese adults compulsively stuffing themselves — Warren Boroson

2. : unusually large in size or extent

occupied two obese divans — Philip Wylie

a document quite obese with self-congratulation — Times Literary Supplement

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.