Men are portly and women are stout. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Hbaf may be your conditioa portly, which is not y#uj. From Wordnik.com. [The Whole Works of the Reverend Mr. John Flavel ...] Reference
And suddenly Tomas recalled the portly po'liceman handing him the denunciation of none other than this tall editor with the big chin. From Wordnik.com. [The Unbearable Lightness of Being]
Complainants are 'portly', 'disheveled', 'live with their mothers', 'not normal'. From Wordnik.com. [Violence Breaks Out at Funnybook Signing | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources] Reference
Unfortunately they're only available in either skinny 28 / 30 waist or "portly" 54. From Wordnik.com. [Gear Diary] Reference
Then, Mr. O'Donnell, who could be described as a portly fellow, said: "That may or may not happen. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
Don't want to walk around with a watch to your face like some kind of portly, neckbearded, wolfshirted FBI agent?. From Wordnik.com. [Alice Hill's Real Tech News - Independent Tech] Reference
I'm not going to say he was fat, but he did start shopping in the "portly" section of the Men's Clothing Department. From Wordnik.com. [Blog updates] Reference
No need for punny jokes about dessert wines, or Manifest Destiny, or "portly" things; we know Portland is awesome, all by itself. From Wordnik.com. [mediabistro.com: Media News] Reference
"portly" and tall men to more of its stores and expanding its product line for online sales. From Wordnik.com. [ShoppingBlog.com] Reference
WERTHEIMER: Sort of a portly fellow with a beard and. From Wordnik.com. [Investigating The Real Detective Charlie Chan] Reference
The portly man seems to understand what "the works" means. From Wordnik.com. [Boswell Meets The Subterrans] Reference
From 1989 to 1997, this portly cleric was Iran's minister of intelligence. From Wordnik.com. ['Why Do You Talk About Killing?'] Reference
Mr. Lawrence was a portly, red-faced young man, with a high-pitched voice. From Wordnik.com. [Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir] Reference
A tall, handsome woman well developed, with portly shoulders and large hands. From Wordnik.com. [When the Birds Begin to Sing] Reference
I am a portly 63-year-old who, alas, is no longer a physical threat to anyone. From Wordnik.com. [Rev. Peter Morales: Handcuffs, Hangman and Jesus: Reflections on My Arrest at the SB 1070 Protests in Phoenix] Reference
It's not even physical fitness or "perfect abs," as many portly stars exemplify. From Wordnik.com. [Thomas P. Connelly, D.D.S.: Celebrity Smiles: Why Do They Have to Be So Perfect ? How?] Reference
"See the worth of glory!" says a portly merchant, turning away his eyes in horror. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
A portly Member leaned forward and burst out, "The location of the colony is unknown!". From Wordnik.com. [Greylorn] Reference
The portly African says he has received death threats and that he's down to his last dollar. From Wordnik.com. [A Mystery Man Speaks] Reference
I entered the station and interviewed the station master, a portly official of great dignity. From Wordnik.com. [Wanderings in the Orient] Reference
A shy, portly religious-school teacher in Jalalabad, he scarcely seems suited to a jihadist's life. From Wordnik.com. [Back In Business] Reference
Being a little portly as we get older might not be an entirely bad thing, according to a new study. From Wordnik.com. [A lifetime on the hips: A little extra weight no bad thing for seniors] Reference
At a police building in central Baghdad, portly officers chain-smoke and laugh at one another's jokes. From Wordnik.com. [COPS, KILLERS & MOLES] Reference
Gunter Schabowski, the portly spokesman for the new East German Politburo, had called a press conference. From Wordnik.com. [Reporter's Notebook: The Story Of A Lifetime] Reference
Like They Do on the Discovery Channel A portly pony gives birth to a zebra; all those confused say neigh. From Wordnik.com. [Newsmakers] Reference
Stiff, passive and bereft of vision, the portly 67-year-old piloted Hong Kong through hard times -- badly. From Wordnik.com. [Taiwan: The Last Tycoon?] Reference
A portly civil servant with a Berkeley degree hopes that "perhaps we can meet again soon, when we can all breathe.". From Wordnik.com. [When Women Are The Enemy] Reference
People storm in and people struggle out, all the while the bald portly man with crossed arms vigilantly guards the door. From Wordnik.com. [The Sound of Barcelona] Reference
In the basement below, there's endless night, only dispelled when Frank makes his portly way downstairs for a new barrel. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Spring by Richard Francis] Reference
"I've seen J.B. out; I like him a lot," says Jesmer, 36, who is as fashionable, tidy and toned as Poersch, 48, is rumpled and portly. From Wordnik.com. [The Juice: Poersch, Jesmer try to put their parties on top in the Senate] Reference
"I do believe the beings are here for good, not for bad," says the portly, beaming proprietress, who claims to have channeled alien beings. From Wordnik.com. [Saucers In Their Eyes] Reference
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