portly

[port·ly]

Don't call someone fat. Be nice, and call them portly. Portly is just one of several words that are kinder than "fat," including "stout," "heavy," and "pleasingly plump."

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Having a dignified port or mien; of a noble appearance; imposing.

Adjective S.
euphemisms for `fat''; "men are portly and women are stout"


a.
Having a dignified port or mien; of a noble appearance; imposing.

a.
Bulky; corpulent.


Portly

Port"ly, a. [From Port demeanor.] 1. Having a dignified port or mien; of a noble appearance; imposing. 2. Bulky; corpulent. "A portly personage." Dickens.

Having a dignified port or mien; of a noble appearance; imposing.

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