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portliness

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He was a large man, tall, with broad shoulders and somewhat inclined to portliness.

One cannot sing of the reverse: no poet could seriously lift up his voice in praise of her "ample waist" or "graceful portliness."

His height is about five feet ten inches; his figure very well made and slightly inclining to portliness.

He was then thirty-one years of age, and of a compact, well-built figure, inclining to portliness.

The other, solid almost to portliness, was suggestive of fixity—of self-dependence, and unsusceptibility to outside influences.

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On this page you'll find 43 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to portliness, such as: fatness, overweight, plumpness, and stoutness.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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