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[ pawrt-lee, pohrt- ] / ˈpɔrt li, ˈpoʊrt- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR portly ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, port·li·er, port·li·est.rather heavy or fat; stout; corpulent. Archaic. stately, dignified, or imposing. Origin of portly1520–30; port5 (noun) + -ly OTHER WORDS FROM portlyport·li·ness, nounun·port·ly, adjectiveWords nearby portlyPortland, Portland cement, Portlaoise, Port Lavaca, Port Louis, portly, Port Lyautey, portmanteau, portmanteau word, Port Moody, Port Moresby Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for portlyHow many Benny Hill scenes involved the creepy, portly man zooming about perilously near an unfathomably stacked woman? Women, It's Time to Reclaim Our Breasts|Emily Shire|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST The portly, balding Sabah, a father of two, glances nervously at the television. The Tragic Exodus of Iraq’s Christians|Jamie Dettmer|June 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST A moment later I saw my scowling taxi driver darting toward the ticket booth with a companion, a portly man in a checked shirt. I Got Arrested by the Secret Police|Khalid Ali|September 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST From Alec “The Bloviator” Baldwin to “portly pepperpot” Monica Lewinsky, revisit his chief rogue targets. Page Six's Biggest Feuds|Jacob Bernstein|October 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Watson was a portly man and weighed about two hundred and twenty pounds, and almost as broad as long. Life Gleanings|T. J. Macon The Master of the Mint was accompanied by another gentleman almost as portly as himself, and quite as deliberate in his movements. Jack Sheppard, Vol. I (of III)|W. Harrison Ainsworth A curious little keg this, pretty, portly, and altogether unlike other punch-bowls left us from colonial days. Americana Ebrietatis|Hewson L. Peeke She was of noble blood, she was portly, she was decidedly middle-aged. The Arbiter|Lady F. E. E. Bell February 10 a portly, handsome officer arrived at Chihuahua. The War With Mexico, Volume I (of 2)|Justin H. Smith
British Dictionary definitions for portly
adjective -lier or -lieststout or corpulent archaic stately; impressive Derived forms of portlyportliness, nounWord Origin for portlyC16: from port 5 (in the sense: deportment, bearing) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to portlyoverweight, beefy, burly, corpulent, stout, ample, broad, fleshy, heavy, hefty, husky, large, obese, plump, rotund, avoirdupois |