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Definition of: corpulent
(kôr′pyə·lənt) adjective
Having a great excess of fat; very fleshy. [<F <L corpulentus fleshy <corpus body]
—cor′pu·lence, cor′pu·len·cy, cor′pu·lent·ness noun Synonyms: adipose, burly, fat, fleshy, gross, obese, plethoric, portly, pursy, stout. Antonyms: bony, emaciated, gaunt, lean, poor, skinny, slight, spare, thin.
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