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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary cor·pu·lent ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin corpulentus, from corpus DATE 14th century : having a large bulky body : obese • cor·pu·lent·ly adverb English Etymology corpulent late 14c., from O.Fr . corpulent "stout, fat," from L. corpulentus"fleshy, fat," from corpus "body" (see corporeal) + -ulentus "full of." Leigh Hunt was sent to prison for two years for calling the Prince Regent corpulent in print in 1812.http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 corpulent cor·pu·lent / 5kC:pjElEnt; NAmE 5kC:rp- / adjective (formal) (of a person 人) fat. People say 'corpulent' to avoid saying 'fat'. 发福的,福态的(委婉说法,与 fat 同义) • cor·pu·lence noun [U] Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged cor·pu·lent \-nt\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin corpulentus, from corpus body + -ulentus -ulent 1. : having a large bulky body : fat and heavy : obese < a corpulent giant, over six feet in height, and … as big round as a hogshead — Herman Melville > : large , massive < his money belt was … corpulent — Elinor Wylie > 2. archaic : corporeal , material Synonyms: see fat |
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