Definition of "corpulent" [cor•pu•lent]

• Excessively fat. See Synonyms at fat. (adjective)

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• "Let try the term corpulent; and no they shouldn't have to they are people with emotions, let not treat them any differently than we would like to be treated ourselves."
• "And when you come to America don't you ever insult anybody by calling her corpulent, which is a perfectly indecent expression."
• "As early as 1922 this picaresque pair was so well known that headlines in the Times could refer to the corpulent Einstein and the lumbering Smith solely by their nicknames “izzy and Moe raid thespian retreat”; “Izzy and Moe Pour Whisky Into sewer”; “sees Izzy and Moe, Bartender Faints”."