noun
- the state of being excessively fat or obese
Usage: formal
Examples
- The doctor warned him about the health risks associated with his corpulence.
- Her corpulence made it difficult for her to climb the stairs.
- The character’s corpulence was emphasized in the author’s description.
- Years of overeating had led to his obvious corpulence.
- The portrait depicted a man of considerable corpulence.
- She struggled with corpulence throughout her adult life.