In a manner that is very fat or obese; characterized by excessive body weight.
From the Latin 'corpulentus' meaning 'fleshy' or 'fat,' derived from 'corpus' (body). The adverbial form adds '-ly' to the adjective 'corpulent,' which emerged in English in the 15th century to describe overweight individuals.
The word 'corpulent' comes from the same Latin root as 'corpse' and 'corporation'—all trace back to 'corpus' meaning 'body,' showing how Romans used one word to describe something physical, whether it's a living body, a dead body, or a group acting as one body.
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