Portly means stout or corpulent, like a diplomatic term used to describe an overweight customer.
Portly significa corpulento o robusto, como un término diplomático utilizado para describir a un cliente con sobrepeso.
| Word | portly |
|---|---|
| Part of Speech | ADJ. |
| Definition | stout; corpulent. |
| Sentence | The salesclerk diplomatically referred to the overweight customer as not fat but portly. |
Tags: psat
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