Portly and Wasted

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Portly adjective - Having an excess of body fat.

Usage example: a portly gentleman who clearly didn't get enough exercise

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Wasted is an antonym for portly.

Nearby Word: portliness

Wasted adjective - Suffering extreme weight loss as a result of hunger or disease.

Usage example: a frail and wasted famine victim

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Portly is an antonym for wasted.

Nearby Words: waste, wasting, wasteful, wastage, waster

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Wasted and Portly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/portly/wasted

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