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portly

port·ly [ páwrtlee ] (comparative port·li·er, superlative port·li·est)


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. slightly overweight: slightly overweight but dignified

2. stately: having an air of grandeur ( archaic )

[15th century. <port5 in the old sense "bearing, manner"]

port·li·ness noun
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