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portly
English
Etymology
From port +? -ly.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?p??tli/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p??tli/, /?po??tli/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /?po?tli?/
Adjective
portly (comparative portlier, superlative portliest)
- Somewhat fat, pudgy, overweight. [from 15th c.]
- 1824, Washington Irving, Tales of a Traveller, Introduction:
- Indeed, the poor man has grown ten times as nervous as ever, since he has discovered, on such good authority, who the stout gentleman was. . . . He has anxiously endeavored to call up a recollection of what he saw of that portly personage; and has ever since kept a curious eye on all gentlemen of more than ordinary dimensions.
- 1913, P. G. Wodehouse, The Little Nugget, ch. 14:
- His portly middle section, rising beyond like a small hill, heaved rhythmically.
- 2011 July 6, Nick Carbone, "Top 10 Worst Fictional Camp Counselors," Time (retrieved 8 May 2014):
- In Heavyweights, Tony Perkis (Ben Stiller) is a fitness guru who installs himself as the über-buff leader of Camp Hope, with the goal of helping portly youngsters shed their saggy stomachs and thunder thighs.
- 1824, Washington Irving, Tales of a Traveller, Introduction:
- (now rare) Having a dignified bearing; handsome, imposing. [from 15th c.]
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.2:
- Portly his person was, and much increast
- Through his Heroicke grace and honourable gest.
- 1728, Jonathan Swift, "A Dialogue between Mad Mullinix and Timothy":
- Be studious well to imitate
- My portly motion, mien, and gait
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.2:
Usage notes
- When used to refer to someone who is overweight, portly is a less harsh term than fat.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:obese
Derived terms
- portliness
Translations
See also
- portly at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- protyl, tropyl
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girthed
English
Etymology
girth +? -ed
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -??(?)?t
Adjective
girthed (comparative more girthed, superlative most girthed)
- Of a sizeable girth; portly.
- 1858, Charles Dickens (ed.), Down among the Dutchmen (in Household Words volumes 17-18, page 249)
- He is quite of the Pelissier build; rotund, and girthed, and strapped down; with a grey poll, and dyed moustaches.
- 1858, Charles Dickens (ed.), Down among the Dutchmen (in Household Words volumes 17-18, page 249)
Anagrams
- dighter, girdeth, righted
girthed From the web:
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