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The quality or state of being portly; dignity of mien or of personal appearance; stateliness.

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  1. n. The quality or state of being portly; dignity of mien or of personal appearance; stateliness.
  2. n. Bulkiness; corpulence.
  3. 1. The quality or state of being portly; dignity of mien or of personal appearance; stateliness. Such pride is praise; such portliness is honor. Spenser. 2. Bulkiness; corpulence.
  4. n. The quality or state of being portly; dignity of mien or of personal appearance; stateliness. n. Bulkiness; corpulence.