portly : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: portly	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for portly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
portly adj euphemisms for `fat'; "men are portly and women are stout" Synonym(s): portly, stout
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Portly \Port"ly\, a. [From {Port} demeanor.] 1. Having a dignified port or mien; of a noble appearance; imposing. 2. Bulky; corpulent. [bd]A portly personage.[b8] --Dickens.