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Corpulent vs Beefy - What's the difference?

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Corpulent is a related term of beefy.


As adjectives the difference between corpulent and beefy

is that corpulent is large in body; fat; overweight while beefy is similar to, or tasting like beef.

corpulent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Large in body; fat; overweight.
  • (obsolete) Physical, material, corporeal.

    • Usage notes

    * In contemporary usage, "corpulent" can designate a range of bodily states, from modest plumpness to significant fatness to extreme obesity.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * corpulence

    References

    * Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989. * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary , 1987-1996. ----

    beefy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Similar to, or tasting like beef.
  • Containing beef.
  • (informal) Strong or muscular.
    • The barman was a big, beefy guy with his sleeves rolled up and tattoos on his arms.
  • (informal) Sturdy; robust.
    • The software slows down even a beefy computer.