英语词汇“portly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

portly

/ˈpɔːtli

adjective (portlier, portliest)

1(Especially of a man) rather fat: a portly little man with a bowler hat...

In the back of the restaurant, a rather portly man with graying hair sat down before a piano and placed his stubby fingers upon its glossy white keys.
He is a rather portly man with wavy, sand coloured hair and a farmer's style shirt.
A portly man was already in there, looking rather casual and unshaven.

Synonyms

stout, plump, fat, overweight, heavy, corpulent, fleshy, paunchy, pot-bellied, beer-bellied, of ample build, ample, well upholstered, well padded, broad in the beam, rotund, roly-poly, round, rounded, stocky, bulky, Falstaffian

informal tubby, beefy, porky, pudgy, blubbery, poddy

British informal podgy, fubsy

North American informal lard-assed, corn-fed

archaic pursy

rare abdominous

2 archaic Of a stately or dignified appearance and manner: he was a man of portly presence

Derivatives

portliness

/ˈpɔːtlɪnəs/ noun ...

In June a House subcommittee held hearings on the Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act, which would prevent fat people from winning damages by blaming restaurants, food manufacturers, or retailers for their portliness.
The gentleman had had a propensity to a degree of portliness of late, but his tummy visibly trimmed as the canvass progressed, and he admitted to be wearing slacks into which he hadn't fitted for years.
Gone are the days when only the super-rich could afford to eat plenty, making portliness a sign of high social standing.

Origin

Late 15th century: from port⁵ in the sense 'bearing' + -ly¹.

单词	portly
释义	portly /ˈpɔːtli / adjective (portlier, portliest) 1(Especially of a man) rather fat: a portly little man with a bowler hat... In the back of the restaurant, a rather portly man with graying hair sat down before a piano and placed his stubby fingers upon its glossy white keys. He is a rather portly man with wavy, sand coloured hair and a farmer's style shirt. A portly man was already in there, looking rather casual and unshaven. Synonyms stout, plump, fat, overweight, heavy, corpulent, fleshy, paunchy, pot-bellied, beer-bellied, of ample build, ample, well upholstered, well padded, broad in the beam, rotund, roly-poly, round, rounded, stocky, bulky, Falstaffian informal tubby, beefy, porky, pudgy, blubbery, poddy British informal podgy, fubsy North American informal lard-assed, corn-fed archaic pursy rare abdominous 2 archaic Of a stately or dignified appearance and manner: he was a man of portly presence Derivatives portliness /ˈpɔːtlɪnəs/ noun ... In June a House subcommittee held hearings on the Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act, which would prevent fat people from winning damages by blaming restaurants, food manufacturers, or retailers for their portliness. The gentleman had had a propensity to a degree of portliness of late, but his tummy visibly trimmed as the canvass progressed, and he admitted to be wearing slacks into which he hadn't fitted for years. Gone are the days when only the super-rich could afford to eat plenty, making portliness a sign of high social standing. Origin Late 15th century: from port⁵ in the sense 'bearing' + -ly¹. Rhymes courtly
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