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corpulent

[kawr-pyuh-luhnt] / ˈkɔr pyə lənt /


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In a 1926 strip, we meet Skinny Slats, an ironically corpulent lad who squeezes out of an inkwell.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2024

Colombian artist Fernando Botero, who gained worldwide fame with his sculptures and paintings of corpulent figures, has died at the age of 91.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2023

We’d eat at a table next to a mural of a corpulent iguana wearing sunglasses and a sombrero.

From Washington Post • May 15, 2019

“Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo” opens with a poignant scene in which Acosta stands in front of a mirror and examines his naked, corpulent body.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2018

She watched a corpulent man beside her pull out a gold coin from a purse on his hip that looked to be near bursting.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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