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corpulence

[kawr-pyuh-luhns] / ˈkɔr pyə ləns /


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His Falstaff, a merry figure of debauched corpulence, was sculpted out of an immense quarry of colorful words.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2016

He’s confined to his apartment due to his corpulence as he tries to make peace with his past and reconcile with his daughter.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2014

His color, like his corpulence, is part of the current image.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2013

Increasing temperatures might be another cause of rodent corpulence.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2012

But it is true that we have exchanged corpulence for starvation, and either one will kill us.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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