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Webster 1913 Edition

Corpulent

Cor′pu-lent

(-p?-lent)
,
Adj.
[L.
corpulentus
, fr.
corpus
: cf. F.
corpulent
. See
Corpse
.]
1.
Very fat; obese.
Syn. – Stout; fleshy; bulky; obese. See
Stout
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Corpulent

CORPULENT

,
Adj.
Fleshy; having a great or excessive quantity of fat or flesh, in proportion to the frame of the body; as a corpulent child.
Corpus Christi. [Body of Christ.] A festival of the church of England, kept on the next Thursday after Trinity-Sunday, in honor of the Eucharist.

Definition 2024

corpulent

corpulent

English

Adjective

corpulent ‎(comparative more corpulent, superlative most corpulent)

  1. Large in body; fat; overweight.
  2. (obsolete) Physical, material, corporeal.

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Synonyms

  • See also Wikisaurus:obese

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Translations

References

  • Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
  • Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.

French

Adjective

corpulent m ‎(feminine singular corpulente, masculine plural corpulents, feminine plural corpulentes)

  1. corpulent, stout

Related terms

Etymology

From Old French corpulent, from Latin corpulentus.

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