corpulent

UK /ˈkɔːpjələnt/ US /ˈkoɹpjəlɪnt/

adj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

stronger, tall

VERB + CORPULENT

ring

CORPULENT + NOUN

man, person, spouse, woman, you're

PREP.

adj

Large in body; fat; overweight.

corpulent person

Physical, material, corporeal.

adjective — excessively fat

corpulent person

Wiktionary

'twas the night before Glutenmas, when all through the house, not a bagel was stirring, not even a corpulent spouse.

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The corpulent woman wore a bow in her hair.

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A corpulent man in his mid-forties entered the hall.

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Tom is a corpulent man.

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He's a tall and corpulent man.

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