corpulence
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Definition of corpulence
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Synonyms & Antonyms for corpulence
Synonyms
adiposity, chubbiness, corpulency, embonpoint, fat, fatness, fattiness, fleshiness, grossness, obesity, plumpness, portliness, pudginess, pursiness, rotundity, weight
Antonyms
leanness, reediness, slenderness, slimness, svelteness, thinness
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The Superintendent of Criminal Investigations, Hideo Nishimura, was tall and even-featured and had probably been handsome in his youth, but the years at the desk showed in his growing corpulence and a certain slowness in breaking inertia. — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, "Two unlikely cops are paired up to solve murders in a war-torn Tokyo in Ninth Step Station," 8 Dec. 2018 View 107 Photos Big, Bad, Bold Its corpulence doesn’t prevent it from being easy on the eyes. — Josh Jacquot, Car and Driver, "2017 Ford F-150 Raptor," 24 Jan. 2018 Bad, Bold Its corpulence doesn’t prevent it from being easy on the eyes. — Josh Jacquot, Car and Driver, "2017 Ford F-150 Raptor," 17 June 2017 Here’s another compelling reason to avoid extreme corpulence: painfully long needles that inject drugs into the butt. — Wired Blogs, WIRED, "Missing the Mark," 29 Nov. 2005 Bad, Bold Its corpulence doesn’t prevent it from being easy on the eyes. — Josh Jacquot, Car and Driver, "2017 Ford F-150 Raptor," 17 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'corpulence.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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