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Another word for portly

portly Synonyms

portly

modif.

Fat
corpulent, heavy, stout; see fat 1.
Dignified
majestic, grand, remarkable; see impressive 1, striking.

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Another word for portly

adjective

Having too much flesh:

corpulent, fat, fatty, fleshy, gross, obese, overblown, overweight, porcine, stout, weighty. See fat

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A short, portly banana will have a different personality than a tall, slim banana.
Anisya Fedorovna came in and leaned her portly person against the doorpost.
Ro, the right reading habitior, " more portly," has been preserved to us by Donatus, an ancient commentator on Terence (Eunuchus, 2.2.
And as he waved his arms to impersonate the policeman, his portly form again shook with a deep ringing laugh, the laugh of one who always eats well and, in particular, drinks well.
"Ah, here he is, my hero!" said Kutuzov to a portly, handsome, dark- haired general who was just ascending the knoll.

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