corpulent
Translation
corpulent, fat, stout
Examples
He was a rather corpulent man.
He was a rather corpulent man.
Grammar Patterns
((to be)) corpulent to be fat or overweight He was a rather corpulent man.
Similar Words
Synonyms: fat, obese, stout, portly; Antonyms: thin, slim
Etymology
From Latin 'corpulentus', from 'corpus' (body) + '-ulentus' (full of). Literally 'full of body'.
Memory Tips
Focus on the root 'corpus' (body). This is a formal word for having a large body, i.e., being fat.