adjective
- having a large, fat body; obese
Usage: formal
Examples
- The corpulent man struggled to fit into the airplane seat.
- Years of rich food had made the king increasingly corpulent.
- The doctor advised the corpulent patient to lose weight for health reasons.
- She described the character as a corpulent merchant with a jolly disposition.
- The corpulent cat could barely squeeze through the pet door.
- His corpulent figure was easily recognizable from across the room.