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corpulent

/ˈkoɹpjəlɪnt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
cor-pu-lent
IPA
/ˈkoɹpjəlɪnt/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Large in body; fat; overweight.

adj

Physical, material, corporeal.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English corpulent, from Old French corpulent, from Latin corpulentus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *krep-, corpulent, corpulentus

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkoɹpjəlɪnt/
  • British English: /ˈkɔːpjələnt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more corpulent (comparative) most corpulent (superlative)

Derived Forms

corpulency corpulently corpulentness uncorpulent

Frequently Paired Words

corpulence

Synonyms

obese weighty rotund

Questions

How do you pronounce corpulent?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkoɹpjəlɪnt/.
What does corpulent mean?
Large in body; fat; overweight.
Where does corpulent come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce corpulent

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