portly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++port·ly /ˈpɔːtli $ ˈpɔːr-/ adjective written  FATsomeone who is portly, especially an old man, is fat and round 〔尤指年长男子〕肥胖的，发福的 a portly old gentleman 一位发福的老先生► see thesaurus at fat

Examples from the Corpus

portly• Dewey himself campaigned with the portly dignity of an incumbent, while Truman screeched and kicked like an outsider.• the portly figure of General von Hindenburg• He was a portly man, red-faced and always panting.• The lawyer was a tall, portly man with a snub nose, a square chin, and a short neck.• The bishop was a dignified, portly man, with thinning white hair.• Those 29 words sealed the portly politician's fate.• As they leaned against a red brick wall, a portly prison system official swabbed at the sweat trickling into his collar.• George Shultz, the bluff and portly secretary of state, evidently thought much the same.• But then she also spends some time persuading the audience to laugh at her own idiosyncrasies and rather portly shape.• He was amiable, grizzle-haired and portly, with a wide smile.Origin portly (1400-1500) port “behavior, deportment” ((14-19 centuries)), from French, from porter; → PORTAGE

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port‧ly /ˈpɔːtli $ ˈpɔːr-/ adjective writtensomeone who is portly, especially an old man, is fat and round:
    a portly old gentleman
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ fat having too much flesh on your body. It is rude to tell someone that they are fat. It is also better not to use any of these words when talking directly to someone about their body: She thinks she’s fat. | He looks the same, just a little fatter.
   ▪ overweight weighing more than you should: Many medical conditions are caused by being overweight. | She was several kilos overweight.
   ▪ big/large used when saying that someone has a big body. Large is more common than big in written English: My father was a big man. | two large ladies
   ▪ obese extremely fat in a way that is dangerous to your health: He went to a summer camp for obese teenagers.
   ▪ chubby slightly fat in a nice-looking way – used especially about babies and children: A chubby little baby was playing on the rug.
   ▪ plump a woman or child who is plump is slightly fat, especially in a pleasant way: Her mother was a plump cheerful woman.
   ▪ flabby having soft loose skin that looks unattractive: a flabby stomach | Her body was getting old and flabby.
   ▪ portly literary fat and round – used especially about fairly old men: The bishop was a portly middle-aged gentleman.

port·lyBrE /ˈpɔːtli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɔːrtli/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] (especially of an older man 尤指年长男子) rather fat 发福的；发胖的 SYN stout