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corpulent

[kawr-pyuh-luhnt] / ˈkɔr pyə lənt /


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Colombian artist Fernando Botero, who gained worldwide fame with his sculptures and paintings of corpulent figures, has died at the age of 91.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2023

An FBI agent reprises his disguise as a corpulent old lady and takes a job as a nanny in a crime suspect’s house.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2019

As corpulent and as unwieldy as the film’s vision of London is — sluggish, lumbering and clumsy — the movie isn’t something you savor so much as swallow whole, without tasting it.

From Washington Post • Dec. 12, 2018

The family of the late corpulent comedian Chris Farley sued Trek Bicycle Company for naming one of its wide-tire bikes the “Farley.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2018

A corpulent, rednosed wizard had actually taken out an ear trumpet.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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