Associations to the word «Portly»
Noun
- Waistcoat
- Innkeeper
- Personage
- Matron
- Complexion
- Whisker
- Stout
- Mustache
- Moustache
- Gentleman
- Fifty
- Visor
- Headmaster
- Countenance
- Friar
- Fat
- Landlady
- Beard
- Pickering
- Landlord
- Pseudo
- Hat
- Mole
- Looking
- Gait
- Otter
- Figure
- Cigar
- Curl
- Hair
- Buchanan
- Robe
- Proprietor
- Coat
- Dame
- Forty
- Dark
- Pony
- Cleric
- Vest
- Suit
- Jacket
- Trouser
- Englishman
- Carriage
- Broad
- Insignia
- Trifle
- Avery
- Whale
- Waist
- Sleeve
Adjective
Wiktionary
PORTLY, adjective. Somewhat fat, pudgy, overweight. [from 15th c.]
PORTLY, adjective. (now rare) Having a dignified bearing; handsome, imposing. [from 15th c.]
Dictionary definition
PORTLY, adjective. Euphemisms for `fat'; "men are portly and women are stout".
Wise words
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