portly

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective euphemisms for `fat'

Etymology

From an archaic sense of port (“manner in which a person carries himself; bearing; deportment; carriage”) + -ly.

In classic literature

Synonyms

stout

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