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   Port·ly

   /ˈpôrtlē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having a stout body; somewhat fat (used especially of a man): "a portly little man with a bowler hat"
   • 2. of a stately or dignified appearance and manner: archaic "he was a man of portly presence"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from port5 in the sense ‘bearing’ + -ly1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. portliness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • P

     3

   • O

     1

   • R

     1

   • T

     1

   • L

     1

   • Y

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