obese

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective excessively fat

Etymology

From Latin obēsus, derived from obedō (“to devour, eat away”), from ob (“away”) + edō (“to eat”). Displaced native Old English oferfǣtt (literally “overfat”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

corpulent, weighty, rotund

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