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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition: |
exceedingly and unhealthily overweight; corpulent.
The doctor was becoming concerned about his obese patient.- synonyms:
- corpulent, fat
- antonyms:
- scrawny, skinny
- similar words:
- fleshy, gross, heavy, overweight, porky, portly, Rubenesque, stout
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| related words: |
chubby, chunky |
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| derivations: |
obesely (adv.), obeseness (n.), obesity (n.) |
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