• neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months ago

      I think they’re not using it literally. In this context, corpulent just means bloated/gross. That is also its literal definition.

      So I think the word works here.

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        2 months ago

        I’ve never seen it used figuratively, and all the examples in the dictionary are literal, but maybe it’ll catch on.

            • M0oP0o@mander.xyz
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              2 months ago

              I have never once read corpulent in my life describing the physical state of an individual, it has always been about over indulgence or bloated or overly baroque style. Not saying it has not been used in a way to describe a fat person but that I am not able to prove a negative.