portly

Etymology

From port + -ly.

adj

  1. Somewhat fat, pudgy, overweight.
    His portly middle section, rising beyond like a small hill, heaved rhythmically. 1913, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 14, in The Little Nugget
    In Heavyweights, Tony Perkis (Ben Stiller) is a fitness guru who installs himself as the über-buff leader of Camp Hope, with the goal of helping portly youngsters shed their saggy stomachs and thunder thighs. July 6 2011, Nick Carbone, “Top 10 Worst Fictional Camp Counselors”, in Time, retrieved 2014-05-08
  2. (now rare) Having a dignified bearing; handsome, imposing.
    Be studious well to imitate My portly motion, mien, and gait 1728, Jonathan Swift, A Dialogue between Mad Mullinix and Timothy

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