portly
/PORT-lee/adjectivesomewhat fat, especially in a dignified way
“A portly gentleman in tweed dozed by the fireplace.”
- Synonyms
- stout, rotund, corpulent
- Antonyms
- slim, lean
- Root
- port- (carry)
- Memory hook
- port (carry): carrying noticeable weight, with dignity.
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