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Corpulent vs Paunchy - What's the difference?

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Corpulent is a related term of paunchy.


As adjectives the difference between corpulent and paunchy

is that corpulent is large in body; fat; overweight while paunchy is having a paunch; having a prominent stomach; potbellied.

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. ----

    paunchy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having a paunch; having a prominent stomach; potbellied.
    • He exercised every day to avoid becoming paunchy in his old age.