Lean
Lean adjective - Having a noticeably small amount of body fat.
Usage example: all of the marathoners are extremely lean
Plump
Plump adjective - Having an excess of body fat.
Usage example: she's been plump all her life, and her sister has always been skinny
Both words in one sentence
- Pretty much every Good Omens fanfic describes Crowley as tall and lean and Aziraphale as plump and blonde, even though the most we get in the book is that Crowley has dark hair, good cheekbones and Cool Shades, and Aziraphale gets manicures.
Source: Fanon / Literature
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