portly
Other forms: portlier; portliest
If your uncle has a rounder body shape, he might call himself a portly gentleman. Synonyms of portly include stout and heavy.
Some opera singers are portly, but all that girth makes it easier for them to produce a robust sound. Although portly is similar to chubby, it’s a little more dignified. In fact, the word was formerly used to mean “dignified,” and it still keeps a dose of dignity. Alfred Hitchcock and Winston Churchill were portly.
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fairly large; euphemism for 'fat'
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