Portly in spanish
Corpulento
pronunciation: koʊɹ̩pulentoʊ part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: koʊɹ̩pulentoʊ part of speech: adjective
In gestures
portly [portlier -comp. portliest -sup.]1 = rellenito, regordete, rechoncho, retaco, metido en carnes, entrado en carnes, gordinflón, gordiflón, tripón. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: One was short and portly, dressed in a dark suit and bald but for a fringe of oiled black hair around the pate.portly [portlier -comp. portliest -sup.]2 = solemne. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: No sooner had the vehicle halted at the door than a man having the portly bearing of a butler rushed into the street to welcome her.