portly

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(pôrt'lē, pōrt'-) pronunciation
adj., -li·er, -li·est.
  1. Comfortably stout; corpulent. See synonyms at fat.
  2. Archaic. Stately; majestic; imposing.

[From PORT5.]

portliness port'li·ness n.


adj

Definition: fat
Antonyms: slim, thin

adv

Definition: bulky, fat
Antonyms: skinny, slender, thin

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - statelig, korpulent

Nederlands (Dutch)
gezet

Français (French)
adj. - corpulent

Deutsch (German)
adj. - korpulent

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εύσωμος, παχουλός, επιβλητικός

Italiano (Italian)
corpulento, dignitoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - corpulento, majestoso

Русский (Russian)
дородный, тучный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - gordo, corpulento

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - korpulent, bastant, ståtlig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
肥胖的, 一表人材的, 魁伟的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 肥胖的, 一表人材的, 魁偉的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 살찐, 당당한, 풍채 좋은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - でっぷり太った, かっぷくのよい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مهيب, جليل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שמנמן, חסון, בעל-גוף‬


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