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View synonyms for corpulence
corpulence
[ kawr-pyuh-luhns ]
noun
- bulkiness or largeness of body; fatness; portliness.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of corpulence1
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Example Sentences
A large Norman woman, as ugly as her mistress was pretty, but tender and sympathetic in direct proportion to her corpulence.
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These insignias, coupled with the extraordinary corpulence of the rider, designated Louis the Lusty to Fergan.
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The person who attracted the notice of the mighty Maynebrace was tall, inclined to corpulence, and bowed in the shoulders.
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He was tall, and of one of those athletic forms in which vigour in youth is too often followed by corpulence in age.
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He was apparently vigorous, being short, thick-necked, and inclined to corpulence.
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