portly
portly · portlier · portliest
крупный, крепкий, толстый
mollig, würdevoll, stattlich, behäbig
Somewhat fat, pudgy, overweightSomewhat fat, pudgy, overweight.
UK/ˈpɔːtli/US/ˈpɔɹtli/
» He's got portlier since our last meeting.
Er ist fülliger als bei unserer letzten Begegnung.
Meaning
2 sensesSomewhat fat, pudgy, overweight.
korpulent, vollschlank, beleibt
euphemisms for ‘fat’
(archaic)Having a dignified bearing; handsome, imposing.
Examples
4 sentencesHe's got portlier since our last meeting.
deEr ist fülliger als bei unserer letzten Begegnung.
My uncle is quite portly – or, to put it less politely, quite fat.
deMein Onkel ist ziemlich beleibt - oder, weniger höflich ausgedrückt, ziemlich fett.
Tom is a portly man.
He's a rather portly gentleman.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
euphemism for fat:
Origin
From an archaic sense of port (“manner in which a person carries himself; bearing; deportmFrom an archaic sense of port (“manner in which a person carries himself; bearing; deportment; carriage”) + -ly.
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Forms
portlier, portliestSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- euphemisms for ‘fat’:stout
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form