Verbal Ability - Synonyms - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Synonyms - Section 1 (Q.No. 1)
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In the following the questions choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
1.
CORPULENT
Discussion:
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Sushil bhusewar said:
1 decade ago
Corpulent means Fat body.
Obese means Fat Body.
So answer is Obese.
Obese means Fat Body.
So answer is Obese.
Ravindra Rathore said:
1 decade ago
Lean and Gaunt have meaning words as thin body, emaciated means more thin and obese has same meaning as corpulent.
Pooja kamble said:
1 decade ago
Lean: thin.
Gaunt: lean & bony.
Emaciated: thin.
Obese: fat body.
Gaunt: lean & bony.
Emaciated: thin.
Obese: fat body.
Brijesh said:
1 decade ago
Corpulent means excessively fat, Emaciated Gaunt Means Very thin While Lean means bend from vertical position.
Lasya said:
1 decade ago
Can anyone give me suggestions to improve my verbal ability?
Lasya said:
1 decade ago
How can we improve our vocabulary?
Raveendar Panicker said:
1 decade ago
Can anyone say the meaning for the word "Plump"?
Tejas G. Dhanuka said:
1 decade ago
Corpulent means "fat". people usually use it to avoid the use of word "fat/obese". Other words mean/related to "thin/lean/skinny", So "obese" is correct.
Sajid said:
1 decade ago
CORPULENT:-fat, chubby.
Synonyms: baby elephant, beefy, blimp, bulky, burly, embonpoint, fat, fleshy, gross, having a bay window, having a spare tire, heavy, hefty, husky, large, lusty, obese, overblown, overweight, plump, portly, roly-poly, rotund, stout, tubby, weighty, well-padded.
Obese:-very overweight.
Synonyms: adipose, avoirdupois, corpulent, fat, fleshy, gross*, heavy, outsize, paunchy, plump, porcine, portly, pudgy, rotund, stout.
Synonyms: baby elephant, beefy, blimp, bulky, burly, embonpoint, fat, fleshy, gross, having a bay window, having a spare tire, heavy, hefty, husky, large, lusty, obese, overblown, overweight, plump, portly, roly-poly, rotund, stout, tubby, weighty, well-padded.
Obese:-very overweight.
Synonyms: adipose, avoirdupois, corpulent, fat, fleshy, gross*, heavy, outsize, paunchy, plump, porcine, portly, pudgy, rotund, stout.
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Rajkumar said:
1 decade ago
CORPULENT: means Fatty Person and Obses also have same meaning.
Lean,Gaunt: means weak (opposite to obses).
Emaciated: means dissolvable.
Lean,Gaunt: means weak (opposite to obses).
Emaciated: means dissolvable.
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