portly

Domain: Universal Words

Part of speech: adjective

[usuallybeforenoun] (especially of an older man) rather fat

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This is a English–English dictionary entry.

Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.

This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.

Same word in other sources

portlyEnglish›ChineseGetWord Corpus portlyEnglish›ChineseMain Dictionary

Nearby in the dictionary

portage Portakabin portal portcullis portend portent portentous porter portfolio porthole portico

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Is portly a noun, verb, or something else?

In this entry, portly is tagged as adjective.

Does portly appear elsewhere on Lughet?

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