portlyadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈpɔːtli/, U.S.

/ˈpɔrtli/

Forms: see port n.⁴ and -ly suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: port n.⁴, -ly suffix¹.

Etymology: < port n.⁴ + -ly suffix¹.

A. adj.

a. Characterized by stateliness or dignity of bearing, appearance, or manner; handsome, majestic, imposing. Now rare or U.S. regional.Sometimes with a suggestion of sense A. 2; see esp. quot. 1598.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > proper pride or self-respect > [adjective] > dignified

estatelyc1374

burlya1400

portlyc1484

stately1496

great1547

stateful1604

commandinga1616

stately1725

presidential1804

dignifieda1812

splendid1833

c1484 (a1475) J. de Caritate tr. Secreta Secret. (Takamiya) (1977) 132 (MED) It is conuenyent to a kynge to be portly in hys behauyng, to be gentyl of speche, eke þat hys voys be cler.

c1525 J. Rastell New Commodye Propertes of Women sig. Aiii^v Her resplendent virteu hye portly corage.

a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) iii. iii. sig. E.j^v Ye must haue a portely bragge after your estate.

1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) x. lix. 257 So gratious, portly, fresh, and faire..had Nature her compact.

1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 ii. v. 425 A goodly portly man ifayth, and a corpulent.

1687 J. Dryden Hind & Panther iii. 137 A Portly Prince, and goodly to the sight.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Portly, that bears a good Port or Meen, stately, comely.

1787 W. Beckford Portuguese Jrnl. 30 May (1954) 48 He [sc. the Grand Prior] arrived at six, a good portly prelate-like figure, very cheerful and cordial.

1882 W. Ballantine Some Exper. Barrister's Life i. 7 He was a man of portly presence, a good scholar, I believe, and much respected.

1955 Chapel Hill (N. Carolina) News Leader 2 Jan. in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (2002) IV. 291/2 The two of 'em look mighty portly driving around town in this new buggy.

1959 Dict. National Biogr. 1941–50 at Bennett, Richard Bedford He was a man of considerable charm, tall, portly, and elegant.

b. Of a thing: stately, magnificent, imposing.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > splendour, magnificence, or pomp > [adjective]

wlonkOE

kine-wurtheOE

reala1325

rialc1330

royalc1400

wlonkfulc1400

statelyc1415

pompousc1425

imperial?1435

pontificalc1440

sumptuous1472

magnific1490

magnificenta1530

statelike1534

pompatic1535

magnificala1538

princely1539

portly1548

regal1561

queen-like?1571

haughty1585

portlike1587

Minerva-like1598

lustrous1605

pompatical1610

pontificial1613

commandinga1616

pompal1616

grand1622

splendid1624

pontifician1629

regifical1656

queenly1791

presidential1804

angeliferous1837

slashing1854

sultanesque1862

pageanted1902

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke xix. 148 Jesus..viewyng and beholdyng the same citie [sc. Jerusalem] portely and gorgeous of buildynges.

1577 M. Hanmer tr. Evagrius Scholasticus ii. xii, in Aunc. Eccl. Hist. 437 The portly gates of the pallace.

1639 P. Massinger Unnaturall Combat iii. i. sig. E3^v Portly and curious viands are prepar'd.

1656 P. Heylyn Surv. Estate France 91 Adorned with portly and antick imagery.

1812 L. Hunt in Examiner 7 Dec. 771/1 Comely sentences and portly veracities.

1889 ‘M. Twain’ Connecticut Yankee xxiii. 289 We stood up rockets in the hogshead as thick as they could loosely stand..; and they made a portly and imposing sheaf.

a. Bulky; stout, plump, corpulent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > broad shape or physique > [adjective] > fat or plump

fatc893

frimOE

fullOE

overfatOE

greatOE

bald1297

roundc1300

encorsivea1340

fattishc1369

fleshyc1369

fleshlyc1374

repletea1398

largec1405

corsious1430

corpulentc1440

corsyc1440

fulsome1447

portlyc1487

corporate1509

foggy fata1529

corsive1530

foggish?1537

plump1545

fatty1552

fleshful1552

pubble1566

plum1570

pursy1576

well-fleshed1576

gross?1577

fog1582

forfatted1586

gulchy1598

bouksome1600

fat-fed1607

meatified1607

chuff1609

plumpya1616

bloat1638

blowze-like1647

obese1651

jollya1661

bloated1664

chubbed1674

pluffya1689

puffya1689

pussy1688

sappy1694

crummy1718

chubby1722

fodgel1724

well-padded1737

beefy1743

plumpish1753

pudsy1754

rotund1762

portable1770

lusty1777

roundabout1787

well-cushioned1802

plenitudinous1803

stout1804

embonpointc1806

roly-poly1808

adipose1810

roll-about1815

foggy1817

poddy1823

porky1828

hide-blown1834

tubby1835

stoutish1836

tubbish1836

superfatted1841

pottle-bodied1842

pincushiony1851

opulent1882

well-covered1884

well-upholstered1886

butterball1888

endomorphic1888

tisty-tosty1888

pachyntic1890

barrel-bodied1894

overweight1899

pussy-gutted1906

upholstered1924

c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica iv. 268 There be dyuers birdes..passyng goodly in quantitie, and portly of bodye.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) i. iii. 55 Sometimes the beame of her view, guilded my foote: sometimes my portly belly.

1749 J. Cleland Mem. Woman of Pleasure II. 233 His shoulders were grown more square, his shape more form'd, more portly, but still free and airy.

1779 H. Swinburne Trav. Spain xlii. 372 In Spain..the inn-keepers are almost the only well-fed, portly figures to be met with.

1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram II. ii. vii. 17 Whatever might have been the maladies entailed upon the portly frame of Mr. Courtland.., a want of appetite was not among the number.

1871 Punch 23 Sept. 127/2 He's got so round and portly.

1923 M. Beerbohm Peep into Past 10 His portly form..may be seen bending over the little spirit-kettle.

1985 R. Davies What's bred in Bone (1986) ii. 139 The drawing-room..so crammed with uncomfortable ‘Louis’ furniture, relieved only by the fierce mahogany gloss of the Phonoliszt, and the portly Victrola.

1993 Beaver Oct. 53/2 Mr. Mackenzie..was a portly man—of such a size that his clothes could not be bought ‘off the rack’.

b. Originally and chiefly U.S. Designating a garment size designed for stout or overweight men; (also) designating a garment of this size. Cf. sense B.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > of specific size

outsize1812

WX1926

portly1939

1939 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 8 June 20/1 (advt.) We have gabardines..in Short, Long and Portly sizes.

1968 Daily Times (Salisbury, Maryland) 26 Sept. 2/2 (advt.) Selected group of men's portly suits.

1980 P. Larkin Sel. Lett. (1992) 625 I also went to Simpson's & got a ‘light suit’, bearing..in one of the pockets a loose label saying ‘44 Portly’.

1999 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Nexis) 21 Oct. 1 e Suit sizes range from 40 to 54 extra long, plus portly sizes, up to 56 regular.

B. n.

U.S. A garment size designed for stout or overweight men; a garment of this size.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > of specific size

fives16..

twelve1607

sices1796

outsize1845

skimp1862

portly1930

1930 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 19 Nov. 8/1 (advt.) Whether you wear a regular, stout, short, long, portly or portly stub—you're sure to be fitted at this sale.

1955 Changing Times Aug. 41/1 Not so long ago ‘stout’ was a very common size, made for men whose waist and chest measurements were identical. Now it has largely been replaced by ‘portly’, a size scaled for men whose waists average two inches less than their chests.

1964 N.Y. World-Telegram & Sun 7 Oct. 6/3 Men's two-trouser all wool suits... Regular, shorts, longs—plus portlies and short portlies.

2000 Daily News Record (U.S.) (Nexis) 9 Feb. 10 We're now doing separates..up to size 60... We're also doing portlies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	portly
释义	portlyadj.n. Brit. /ˈpɔːtli/, U.S. /ˈpɔrtli/ Forms: see port n.⁴ and -ly suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: port n.⁴, -ly suffix¹. Etymology: < port n.⁴ + -ly suffix¹. A. adj. 1. a. Characterized by stateliness or dignity of bearing, appearance, or manner; handsome, majestic, imposing. Now rare or U.S. regional.Sometimes with a suggestion of sense A. 2; see esp. quot. 1598. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > proper pride or self-respect > [adjective] > dignified estatelyc1374 burlya1400 portlyc1484 stately1496 great1547 stateful1604 commandinga1616 stately1725 presidential1804 dignifieda1812 splendid1833 c1484 (a1475) J. de Caritate tr. Secreta Secret. (Takamiya) (1977) 132 (MED) It is conuenyent to a kynge to be portly in hys behauyng, to be gentyl of speche, eke þat hys voys be cler. c1525 J. Rastell New Commodye Propertes of Women sig. Aiii^v Her resplendent virteu hye portly corage. a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) iii. iii. sig. E.j^v Ye must haue a portely bragge after your estate. 1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) x. lix. 257 So gratious, portly, fresh, and faire..had Nature her compact. 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 ii. v. 425 A goodly portly man ifayth, and a corpulent. View more context for this quotation 1687 J. Dryden Hind & Panther iii. 137 A Portly Prince, and goodly to the sight. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Portly, that bears a good Port or Meen, stately, comely. 1787 W. Beckford Portuguese Jrnl. 30 May (1954) 48 He [sc. the Grand Prior] arrived at six, a good portly prelate-like figure, very cheerful and cordial. 1882 W. Ballantine Some Exper. Barrister's Life i. 7 He was a man of portly presence, a good scholar, I believe, and much respected. 1955 Chapel Hill (N. Carolina) News Leader 2 Jan. in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (2002) IV. 291/2 The two of 'em look mighty portly driving around town in this new buggy. 1959 Dict. National Biogr. 1941–50 at Bennett, Richard Bedford He was a man of considerable charm, tall, portly, and elegant. b. Of a thing: stately, magnificent, imposing. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > splendour, magnificence, or pomp > [adjective] wlonkOE kine-wurtheOE reala1325 rialc1330 royalc1400 wlonkfulc1400 statelyc1415 pompousc1425 imperial?1435 pontificalc1440 sumptuous1472 magnific1490 magnificenta1530 statelike1534 pompatic1535 magnificala1538 princely1539 portly1548 regal1561 queen-like?1571 haughty1585 portlike1587 Minerva-like1598 lustrous1605 pompatical1610 pontificial1613 commandinga1616 pompal1616 grand1622 splendid1624 pontifician1629 regifical1656 queenly1791 presidential1804 angeliferous1837 slashing1854 sultanesque1862 pageanted1902 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke xix. 148 Jesus..viewyng and beholdyng the same citie [sc. Jerusalem] portely and gorgeous of buildynges. 1577 M. Hanmer tr. Evagrius Scholasticus ii. xii, in Aunc. Eccl. Hist. 437 The portly gates of the pallace. 1639 P. Massinger Unnaturall Combat iii. i. sig. E3^v Portly and curious viands are prepar'd. 1656 P. Heylyn Surv. Estate France 91 Adorned with portly and antick imagery. 1812 L. Hunt in Examiner 7 Dec. 771/1 Comely sentences and portly veracities. 1889 ‘M. Twain’ Connecticut Yankee xxiii. 289 We stood up rockets in the hogshead as thick as they could loosely stand..; and they made a portly and imposing sheaf. 2. a. Bulky; stout, plump, corpulent. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > broad shape or physique > [adjective] > fat or plump fatc893 frimOE fullOE overfatOE greatOE bald1297 roundc1300 encorsivea1340 fattishc1369 fleshyc1369 fleshlyc1374 repletea1398 largec1405 corsious1430 corpulentc1440 corsyc1440 fulsome1447 portlyc1487 corporate1509 foggy fata1529 corsive1530 foggish?1537 plump1545 fatty1552 fleshful1552 pubble1566 plum1570 pursy1576 well-fleshed1576 gross?1577 fog1582 forfatted1586 gulchy1598 bouksome1600 fat-fed1607 meatified1607 chuff1609 plumpya1616 bloat1638 blowze-like1647 obese1651 jollya1661 bloated1664 chubbed1674 pluffya1689 puffya1689 pussy1688 sappy1694 crummy1718 chubby1722 fodgel1724 well-padded1737 beefy1743 plumpish1753 pudsy1754 rotund1762 portable1770 lusty1777 roundabout1787 well-cushioned1802 plenitudinous1803 stout1804 embonpointc1806 roly-poly1808 adipose1810 roll-about1815 foggy1817 poddy1823 porky1828 hide-blown1834 tubby1835 stoutish1836 tubbish1836 superfatted1841 pottle-bodied1842 pincushiony1851 opulent1882 well-covered1884 well-upholstered1886 butterball1888 endomorphic1888 tisty-tosty1888 pachyntic1890 barrel-bodied1894 overweight1899 pussy-gutted1906 upholstered1924 c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica iv. 268 There be dyuers birdes..passyng goodly in quantitie, and portly of bodye. a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) i. iii. 55 Sometimes the beame of her view, guilded my foote: sometimes my portly belly. View more context for this quotation 1749 J. Cleland Mem. Woman of Pleasure II. 233 His shoulders were grown more square, his shape more form'd, more portly, but still free and airy. 1779 H. Swinburne Trav. Spain xlii. 372 In Spain..the inn-keepers are almost the only well-fed, portly figures to be met with. 1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram II. ii. vii. 17 Whatever might have been the maladies entailed upon the portly frame of Mr. Courtland.., a want of appetite was not among the number. 1871 Punch 23 Sept. 127/2 He's got so round and portly. 1923 M. Beerbohm Peep into Past 10 His portly form..may be seen bending over the little spirit-kettle. 1985 R. Davies What's bred in Bone (1986) ii. 139 The drawing-room..so crammed with uncomfortable ‘Louis’ furniture, relieved only by the fierce mahogany gloss of the Phonoliszt, and the portly Victrola. 1993 Beaver Oct. 53/2 Mr. Mackenzie..was a portly man—of such a size that his clothes could not be bought ‘off the rack’. b. Originally and chiefly U.S. Designating a garment size designed for stout or overweight men; (also) designating a garment of this size. Cf. sense B. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > of specific size outsize1812 WX1926 portly1939 1939 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 8 June 20/1 (advt.) We have gabardines..in Short, Long and Portly sizes. 1968 Daily Times (Salisbury, Maryland) 26 Sept. 2/2 (advt.) Selected group of men's portly suits. 1980 P. Larkin Sel. Lett. (1992) 625 I also went to Simpson's & got a ‘light suit’, bearing..in one of the pockets a loose label saying ‘44 Portly’. 1999 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Nexis) 21 Oct. 1 e Suit sizes range from 40 to 54 extra long, plus portly sizes, up to 56 regular. B. n. U.S. A garment size designed for stout or overweight men; a garment of this size. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > of specific size fives16.. twelve1607 sices1796 outsize1845 skimp1862 portly1930 1930 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 19 Nov. 8/1 (advt.) Whether you wear a regular, stout, short, long, portly or portly stub—you're sure to be fitted at this sale. 1955 Changing Times Aug. 41/1 Not so long ago ‘stout’ was a very common size, made for men whose waist and chest measurements were identical. Now it has largely been replaced by ‘portly’, a size scaled for men whose waists average two inches less than their chests. 1964 N.Y. World-Telegram & Sun 7 Oct. 6/3 Men's two-trouser all wool suits... Regular, shorts, longs—plus portlies and short portlies. 2000 Daily News Record (U.S.) (Nexis) 9 Feb. 10 We're now doing separates..up to size 60... We're also doing portlies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † portlyadv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: port n.⁴, -ly suffix². Etymology: < port n.⁴ + -ly suffix². Compare earlier portly adj. Obsolete. rare. In a stately or dignified manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > proper pride or self-respect > [adverb] > with dignity estatelyc1386 stately?1473 statelikec1485 majestically1577 portly1581 gravely1598 disposedlyc1610 statefully1610 statelily1611 statelich1612 dignifiedly1818 1581 J. Studley tr. Seneca Hippolytus ii, in T. Newton et al. tr. Seneca 10 Trag. f. 64^v Thus portly pacing did he beare his noble head upright. 1608 T. Middleton Your Fiue Gallants sig. H2^v One so fortunate..Shall beare himselfe more portly, liue regarded, Keepe house. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.n.c1484adv.1581
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portlyadj.n.

† portlyadv.