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obese

[ oh-bees ]

adjective

  1. very fat or overweight; corpulent.


obese

/ əʊˈː /

adjective

  1. excessively fat or fleshy; corpulent
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٲ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·l adverb
  • ·s·ٲ ·n noun
  • v·· adjective
  • over··l adverb
  • over··n noun
  • p·· adjective
  • ܲo· adjective
  • un·l adverb
  • un·n noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of obese1

First recorded in 1645–55; from Latin Dzŧܲ, adjective use of past participle of obedere, obesse (unrecorded) “to eat away,” from ob- ob- + edere, esse “to eat” ( eat )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of obese1

C17: from Latin Dzŧܲ, from ob- (intensive) + edere to eat
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Example Sentences

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Contrast this with other TLC shows like their staple series “My 600-Lb Life,” which follows morbidly obese people as they struggle to lose weight and get gastric bypass surgery.

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And even at my skinniest, I am still morbidly obese.

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Charging higher health insurance premiums for people who are obese, for instance.

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Mrs Thom says she was "bombarded with images of obese girls in tights" after buying from Snag when she was pregnant.

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Two thirds of Scots are classified as overweight, and one third - about one million adults - as obese.

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