Portly
['pɔːtlɪ] or ['pɔrtli]
Definition
(adj.) euphemisms for `fat'; 'men are portly and women are stout' .
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Definition
(a.) Having a dignified port or mien; of a noble appearance; imposing.
(a.) Bulky; corpulent.
Typist: Sharif
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Stately, grand, majestic, magisterial, dignified.[2]. Corpulent, stout, plump, fleshy, obese, round, in good case.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Dignified, burly, imposing, stately, corpulent, stout, plump
ANT:Undignified, unimposing, mean
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Definition
adj. having a dignified port or mien: corpulent: (Shak.) swelling.—n. Port′liness state of being portly.
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Examples
- The portly gentleman, looking round to see that nobody of rank observed him, sat down; he muttered--Ah, really, well now, God bless my soul. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Mr. Bumble emerged at early morning from the workhouse-gate, and walked with portly carriage and commanding steps, up the High Street. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Though portly, she was alert, and though serene, she was at times impetuous--good health and an excellent temperament kept her green as in her spring. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Was he portly, bold, outspoken, and hearty? Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- He is a responsible-looking gentleman dressed in black, portly enough, but strong and active. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- By April of 1882, the Bulletin had attained the respectable size of sixteen pages; and in December it was a portly magazine of forty-eight. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Mr. Seegrave was tall and portly, and military in his manners. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I observed him for about ten minutes, and perceived that he was exceedingly taken with this dusk and portly Venus of the Nile. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- And there, in an Indian shawl and a pale-green crape bonnet--therefresh, portly, blithe, and pleasant--there stood Madame Beck. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- After a few minutes' silence, Mr. Dodson, a plump, portly, stern-looking man, with a loud voice, appeared; and the conversation commenced. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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