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Weighty vs Corpulent - What's the difference?

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Weighty is a related term of corpulent.


As adjectives the difference between weighty and corpulent

is that weighty is having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body while corpulent is large in body; fat; overweight.

weighty

English

(Webster 1913)

Adjective

(er)
  • Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body.
  • Adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince; important; forcible; serious; momentous.
  • Rigorous; severe; afflictive.

    • 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. ----