Antonyms for corpulent
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kawr-pyuh-luh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɔr pyə lənt |
Definition 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
- 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
Synonyms for corpulent
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