- portly adj
- Sea captains can be port-ly.
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portly adj
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portly — [adj] bulky, fat ample, avoirdupois, beefy*, broad, burly, corpulent, fleshy, heavy, hefty, husky, large, obese, overweight, plump, rotund, stout; concept 491 Ant. skinny, slender, thin … New thesaurus
portly — adj. Portly is used with these nouns: ↑man … Collocations dictionary
portly — [pôrt′lē] adj. portlier, portliest [ PORT3 + LY1] 1. large and heavy in a dignified and stately way 2. stout; corpulent portliness n … English World dictionary
portly — adj fat, corpulent, obese, plump, fatty; stout, stocky, well built, large, ample, Scot. fodgel; strapping, burly, brawny, beefy, meaty, thickset; paunchy, potbellied, Obs. gorbellied, well fed; squat, pursy, dumpy, lumpish; Inf. chunky, chubby,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
portly — adj. (portlier, portliest) 1 corpulent; stout. 2 archaic of a stately appearance. Derivatives: portliness n. Etymology: PORT(5) (in the sense bearing ) + LY(1) … Useful english dictionary
portly — [[t]pɔ͟ː(r)tli[/t]] portlier, portliest ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A portly person, especially a man, is rather fat. [FORMAL] ...a portly middle aged man. Syn: stout … English dictionary
portly — port|ly [ˈpo:tli US ˈpo:r ] adj written [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: port behavior, deportment (14 19 centuries), from French, from porter; PORTAGE] someone who is portly, especially an old man, is fat and round ▪ a portly old gentleman … Dictionary of contemporary English
portly — [ˈpɔːtli] adj a portly person is fairly fat Syn: stout … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
portly — portliness, n. /pawrt lee, pohrt /, adj., portlier, portliest. 1. rather heavy or fat; stout; corpulent. 2. Archaic. stately, dignified, or imposing. [1520 30; PORT5 (n.) + LY] * * * … Universalium
portly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. dignified, imposing, stately; fat, fleshy, stout, corpulent; bulky. See size. Ant., skinny, gaunt. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Fat] Syn. corpulent, heavy, stout; see fat 1 . 2. [Dignified] Syn.… … English dictionary for students
