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Having a dignified port or mien; of a noble appearance; imposing.

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  1. a. Having a dignified port or mien; of a noble appearance; imposing.
  2. a. Bulky; corpulent.
  3. adj. euphemisms for ‘fat’
  4. 1. Having a dignified port or mien; of a noble appearance; imposing. 2. Bulky; corpulent. "A portly personage." Dickens.
  5. j:100 s. euphemisms for `fat'