'Portly' definitions:

Definition of 'portly'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Euphemisms for `fat'; "men are portly and women are stout" [syn: portly, stout]

Definition of 'Portly'

From: GCIDE
  • Portly \Port"ly\, a. [From Port demeanor.]
  • 1. Having a dignified port or mien; of a noble appearance; imposing. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Bulky; corpulent. "A portly personage." --Dickens. [1913 Webster]

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