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Definitions for portly
ˈpɔrt li, ˈpoʊrt-port·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
portly, stoutadjective
euphemisms for `fat'
"men are portly and women are stout"
Wiktionary
portlyadjective
Having a dignified bearing; handsome, imposing.
portlyadjective
Fat; overweight.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Portlyadjective
Etymology: from port.
Rudely thou wrong’st my dear heart’s desire,
In finding fault with her too portly pride. Edmund Spenser.Your Argosies with portly sail,
Like signiors and rich burghers on the flood,
Or as it were the pageants of the sea,
Do overpeer the petty traffickers. William Shakespeare.A portly prince, and goodly to the sight,
He seem’d a son of Anak for his height. Dryden.A goodly, portly man and a corpulent; of a chearful look, a pleasing eye, and a most noble carriage. William Shakespeare.
Our house little deserves
The scourge of greatness to be used on it;
And that same greatness too, which our own hands
Have help’d to make so portly. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.
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portly
Portly typically refers to a person, usually a man, who is somewhat fat or heavily built. It often has a slightly more polite connotation than simply saying someone is overweight or obese.
Webster Dictionary
Portlyadjective
having a dignified port or mien; of a noble appearance; imposing
Portlyadjective
bulky; corpulent
Etymology: [From Port demeanor.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Portly
pōrt′li, adj. having a dignified port or mien: corpulent: (Shak.) swelling.—n. Port′liness, state of being portly. [Port, bearing.]
Anagrams for portly »
protyl
tropyl
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of portly in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of portly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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