corpulent

adjective
UK: /ˈkɔːpjʊl(ə)nt/
US: /ˈkɔːrpjələnt/

  1. Very fat; having a large, bulky body.

    1. The corpulent man sat heavily on the bench.
    2. The corpulent businessman's expensive suit strained at the seams as he laughed heartily.

Synonyms

fat obese stout plump portly overweight

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The phonetic transcription of "corpulent" is /ˈkɔːpjʊl(ə)nt/ in British English and /ˈkɔːrpjələnt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "corpulent": fat, obese, stout, plump, portly, overweight.

Example usage of "corpulent": "The corpulent man sat heavily on the bench.". More examples on the page.