Corpulent vs Chubby - What's the difference?
corpulent | chubby | Related terms |
Of a person, slightly overweight, somewhat fat and hence soft.
Of a body part, containing a moderate amount of fat.
A chubby, plump person
An overweight or obese gay man.
(slang) An erection of the penis.
Chubby is a synonym of corpulent.
As adjectives the difference between corpulent and chubby
is that corpulent is large in body; fat; overweight while chubby is of a person, slightly overweight, somewhat fat and hence soft.As a noun chubby is
a chubby, plump person.corpulent
English
Usage notes
* In contemporary usage, "corpulent" can designate a range of bodily states, from modest plumpness to significant fatness to extreme obesity.Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* corpulenceReferences
* Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989. * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary , 1987-1996. ----chubby
English
Adjective
(er)- Obviously the chubby child was eating too much.
- It's quite normal for healthy babies to have chubby cheeks.
Synonyms
* (person) chunky, plump, podgy, tubby * (part of the body) chunky, plump, podgyDerived terms
* chubbily * chubbinessNoun
(chubbies)- Hey, Lucius, I just wanted to share a piece of personal information with you. I've got a... a chubby right now because [starts creaming] This is one of the most awesome experiences of my life!—