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portly.

Somewhat fat, pudgy, overweight.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈpɔːtli/UK/ˈpɔɹtli/General-American/ˈpoʊɹtli/General-American/ˈpoːtliː/Australia
  1. Somewhat fat, pudgy, overweight.

  2. Having a dignified bearing; handsome, imposing.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From an archaic sense of port (“manner in which a person carries himself; bearing; deportment; carriage”) + -ly.

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