portly

Adjective Satellite

euphemisms for `fat'
- "men are portly and women are stout"

Adj

Somewhat fat, pudgy, overweight.
Having a dignified bearing; handsome, imposing.

Adjective

Having a stout or somewhat fat build; rather heavy.

Examples

The portly Scrabble player settled in for a long, competitive game.

Origin / Etymology

From an archaic sense of port (“manner in which a person carries himself; bearing; deportment; carriage”) + -ly.

Synonyms

stout

Scrabble Score: 11

portly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
portly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
portly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

portly: valid Words With Friends Word