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
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

Synonyms for corpulent

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