corpulent (B2)
adjective
Definition
corpulent means large in body; fat; overweight. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as corpulent.
A corpulent tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became corpulent after the announcement.
How to Use corpulent
- corpulent + noun (collocation)
- Use corpulent before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a corpulent reaction."
- become corpulent (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became corpulent near the end."
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