endomorphic

adjective

Definition of endomorphicnext
as in obese

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endomorphic
  1. obese
  2. overweight
  3. corpulent
  4. chubby
  5. pudgy
  6. rotund
  7. fleshy
  8. tubby
Adjective
  • The Lancet study referred to at the beginning of this article projects that a staggering 81.1% of adult males and 82.1% of adult females will be overweight and obese by 2050.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
  • The condition is more common in people who are overweight or obese.
    Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of obese
Adjective
  • An approaching iPhone upcycle Heading into next year, the analyst, who has an overweight rating on Apple and whose price target of $265 implies more than 2% upside from Tuesday’s close, thinks the lift will come with the launch of the iPhone 17.
    Sean Conlon, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The condition happens more often in people who are overweight or have obesity.
    Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of overweight
Adjective
  • All of them follow this corpulent detective, Nero, who lives in a town house with his butler, Fritz.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
  • But Beijing’s intent is merely to protect its own citizens, meaning the gangs are shifting their focus towards the corpulent West instead.
    TIME, TIME, 21 Mar. 2024
Definition of corpulent
Adjective
  • While chubby cats may look cute, obesity can shorten their life and expose them to elevated risks of cancer, diabetes mellitus, heart disease and hypertension, osteoarthritis and faster degeneration of affected joints, urinary bladder stones, and anesthetic complications.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
  • As of this week, there’s even a new Glossier product on the block sure to make Emily Weiss proud, a chubby eye shadow stick that’s excellent for accentuating even the most natural of makeup looks.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of chubby
Adjective
  • As a pudgy teen in the small town of Sombor in northern Serbia, Jokić was just as interested in horse racing as basketball and was pushing 300 pounds while chugging three liters of soda a day.
    John Hollinger, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Additionally, his story is rare because of his local origin story, coming here as Pau’s pudgy kid brother before re-emerging from his cocoon in 2008 — after being traded for his brother!
    John Hollinger, The Athletic, 7 Apr. 2024
Definition of pudgy
Adjective
  • The toy, named Psyduck—intended for humans—is a rotund duck-like creature prone to splitting headaches.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Meet the rotund rascal Sir John Falstaff and the wise wives of Windsor in one of Shakespeare’s most raucous comedies.
    Joey Morona, cleveland, 1 Feb. 2023
Definition of rotund
Adjective
  • So plants have adapted to either wait out the cold in seed form (annuals), spend the winter below ground as a fleshy structure (herbaceous perennials), or going full deciduous and dropping leaves for the winter.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2024
  • At the museum, two of her ceramic stumps, or armatures, sit several feet high, both a fleshy pink with streaks of white and red.
    Scarlet Cheng, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of fleshy
Adjective
  • The structure is like a planetary system with its multiple characters and fascinating satellites: his best friend Ruprecht, a tubby genius; Lori, his unrequited love; Carl the psychopath; Howard the Coward; Father Green a.k.a.
    Tomi Obaro, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Colin Farrell’s Penguin Is Different From The Comics The original Batman villains were mostly made up of gangsters, and the Penguin first appeared in the early 40’s as a tubby man in a tuxedo and monocle, wielding a variety of gadgets inside his iconic umbrella.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of tubby
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