Definition of "corpulence" [cor•pu•lence]

• The condition of being excessively fat; obesity. (noun)

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• "Lo, if she walk in the West, so cumbrous her corpulence is The"
• "Of great concern is that this corpulence has definitively been linked to the youthful onset of diabetes and hypertension, and to strokes and heart attacks in middle age."
• "Low-slung pants too tight above exposed midsections create an impression of corpulence for all but the anorexic woman."