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- Definition of portly adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary portly adjective /ˈpɔːtli/ /ˈpɔːrtli/ [usually before noun] (especially of an older man) rather fat synonym stout
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What does the word portly mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word portly . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Definition of portly adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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portly. (pɔːʳtli ) Word forms: comparative portlier , superlative portliest. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A portly person, especially a man, is rather fat. [formal] ...a portly middle-aged man. Synonyms: stout, fat, overweight, plump More Synonyms of portly. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
adjective. These are words and phrases related to portly. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of portly. He was a portly gentleman with an enormous appetite. Synonyms. large. substantial.
adjective. humorous uk / ˈpɔːtli / us. Add to word list Add to word list. quite fat: a portly gentleman. (Definition of portly from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of portly. in Chinese (Traditional) （尤指中年或老年男子）肥胖的，發福的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) （尤指中年或老年男子）肥胖的，发福的… See more. in Portuguese.
portly. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English port‧ly /ˈpɔːtli $ ˈpɔːr-/ adjective written someone who is portly, especially an old man, is fat and round a portly old gentleman see thesaurus at fat Examples from the Corpus portly • Dewey himself campaigned with the portly dignity of an incumbent, while Truman screeched and ...
