portly

  • 21portly — see PORT …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 22portly — port·ly || pÉ”rtlɪ / pɔːt adj. stocky, heavy set, stout; stately, having a pleasant appearance …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 23portly — adjective (portlier, portliest) 1》 (especially of a man) rather fat. 2》 archaic stately or dignified. Derivatives portliness noun Origin C15: from port5 in the sense bearing + ly1 …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 24portly — a. 1. Stately, grand, majestic, magisterial, dignified, imposing. 2. Stout, plump, fleshy, round, in good case, large, bulky, burly …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 25portly — adj fat, corpulent, obese, plump, fatty; stout, stocky, well built, large, ample, Scot. fodgel; strapping, burly, brawny, beefy, meaty, thickset; paunchy, potbellied, Obs. gorbellied, well fed; squat, pursy, dumpy, lumpish; Inf. chunky, chubby,… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 26portly — port·ly …

    English syllables

  • 27portly — port•ly [[t]ˈpɔrt li, ˈpoʊrt [/t]] adj. li•er, li•est rather heavy or fat; stout; corpulent • Etymology: 1520–30; port V+ ly port′li•ness, n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28portly — /ˈpɔtli / (say pawtlee) adjective (portlier, portliest) 1. large in person; stout; corpulent. 2. stately, dignified, or imposing. {port5 (noun) + ly} –portliness, noun …

  • 29portly — see PORT …

    Word origins

  • 30portly — adj. (portlier, portliest) 1 corpulent; stout. 2 archaic of a stately appearance. Derivatives: portliness n. Etymology: PORT(5) (in the sense bearing ) + LY(1) …

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