English Explanatory Dictionary

corpulent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Large in body; fat; overweight.
  2. Physical, material, corporeal.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɔːpjələnt/ /ˈkɔːpjʊlənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-corpulent.wav /ˈkoɹpjəlɪnt/

Word forms

corpulent more corpulent most corpulent

Etymology

From Middle English corpulent, from Old French corpulent, from Latin corpulentus.

Related words

corpulence

Derived words

corpulently corpulentness uncorpulent
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