Synonyms for corpulent

Grammar : Adj

Spell : kawr-pyuh-luh nt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɔr pyə lənt

Top 10 synonyms for corpulent

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Définition of corpulent

Origin : late 14c., from Old French corpulent "stout, fat," from Latin corpulentus "fleshy, fat," from corpus "body" (see corporeal) + -ulentus "full of." Leigh Hunt was sent to prison for two years for calling the Prince Regent corpulent in print in 1812.

adj fat, chubby

Example sentences :

He left the ellipsis to be filled in by the corpulent blackguard's intelligence.
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

What harm could visit him if he yielded to this corpulent adventurer's insistence?
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

He was as tall as the captain was short—as thin as his superior was corpulent.
Extract from : « The Pirate and The Three Cutters » by Frederick Marryat

The corpulent and swarthy Hicks stood dejectedly before her.
Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini

He was a corpulent, florid man, purse-proud, and self-sufficient.
Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini

He was in his late and corpulent forties and was something of a dandy.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 » by Various

He was a corpulent old Swiss, who had the look of a veteran traveller.
Extract from : « The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. » by Washington Irving

The house of the hostess triumphs, and is corpulent of wealth and splendor.
Extract from : « An Outcast » by F. Colburn Adams

Here, then, was the corpulent country-girl his imagination had fancied!
Extract from : « The Silver Lining » by John Roussel

Old Rochford smiled with his air of tranquil wisdom and corpulent age.
Extract from : « Privy Seal » by Ford Madox Ford

Antonyms for corpulent

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