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- pronunciation:
- korp
y
lnt
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
fat; portly; obese.
His sedentary lifestyle contributed to his becoming increasingly corpulent.- synonyms:
- fat, obese, overweight, portly
- antonyms:
- spare, thin
- similar words:
- ample, big, chubby, fleshy, gross, heavy, large, plump, pursy, rotund, stout, well-fed
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| related words: |
overweight |
(adj.)corpulent
+ noun
arm, body, fellow, figure, form, frame, hotel, knee, man, mass, oyster, pair, porpoise, pound, stomach
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The word corpulent
contains the following parts:
corp, corpo, corpor, corpus
Latin
root
that means body
  Example words:
corporal, corporate, corporation, corporeal, corps, corpse, corpulence, corpulent, corpus, corpuscle, incorporate, incorporeal
-ulent
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means characterized by, full of
Example words:
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