All portly synonyms
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P p adjective portly
- whalelike — Resembling a whale or some aspect of one.
- gorillalike — (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a gorilla.
- weighted — having additional weight.
- zaftig — (of a woman) having a pleasantly plump figure.
- large — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
- weighty — having considerable weight; heavy; ponderous: a weighty bundle.
- matronly — of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a matron; maturely dignified; stately.
- obese — very fat or overweight; corpulent.
- gross — without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2. ): gross earnings; gross sales.
- outsize — an uncommon or irregular size, especially one larger than average.
- queenly — belonging or proper to a queen: queenly propriety.
- embonpoint — The plump or fleshy part of a person’s body, in particular a woman’s bosom.
- avoirdupois — a system of weights used in many English-speaking countries. It is based on the pound, which contains 16 ounces or 7000 grains. 100 pounds (US) or 112 pounds (Brit) is equal to 1 hundredweight and 20 hundredweights equals 1 ton
adj portly
- fleshy — having much flesh; plump; fat.
- highfaluting — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
- corpulent — If you describe someone as corpulent, you mean they are fat.
- heavy — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- beefcake — Attractive men with large muscles can be referred to as beefcake.
- bearish — On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
- lead-footed — awkward; clumsy.
- full-figured — (of a woman) having an amply proportioned or heavy body.
- burly — A burly man has a broad body and strong muscles.
- leadfooted — awkward; clumsy.
- fat — File Allocation Table
- butterball — a chubby or fat person
- chubby — A chubby person is rather fat.