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obese.

Extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their conventionally ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m².

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Meaning & usage

adj/oʊˈbis/General-American/əʊˈbiːs/UK/əˈbiːs/UK
  1. Extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their conventionally ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m².

Where this word comes from

From Latin obēsus, derived from obedō (“to devour, eat away”), from ob (“away”) + edō (“to eat”).

noun/oʊˈbis/General-American/əʊˈbiːs/UK/əˈbiːs/UK
  1. A person who is obese.

Where this word comes from

From Latin obēsus, derived from obedō (“to devour, eat away”), from ob (“away”) + edō (“to eat”).

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