endomorphic

adjective

Definition of endomorphicnext
as in obese

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Recent Examples of endomorphic For a mesomorphic body, rather than an endomorphic one like his. — Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endomorphic
  1. obese
  2. overweight
  3. corpulent
  4. chubby
  5. pudgy
  6. rotund
  7. fleshy
  8. tubby
Adjective
  • It’s often affected by pressure changes in the abdominal cavity, particularly in pregnant or obese persons, which in turn affect urination and continence.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026
  • Novo Nordisk launches cheaper Ozempic in South Africa Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has launched South Africa’s first low-cost version of its weight-loss drug, in a bid to squeeze out counterfeit products in Africa’s most obese nation.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of obese
Adjective
  • The healthcare information technology stock is down nearly 8% this year, yet 80% of analysts following the stock rate it a buy or overweight.
    — Assiatou Hann, CNBC, 25 July 2026
  • Firstly because Aston’s car was significantly overweight during its awful start to the season.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of overweight
Adjective
  • The corpulent body, unfettered Garments on display here include the corsetry of designer Michaela Stark, who posed herself for three of the new mannequins.
    — Jocelyn Noveck, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
  • The idea of these new mannequins, which will accompany the more traditional ones, is to stress that in the history of art, certain body types have been ignored or excluded — the corpulent body, the disabled body or the aging body, for example.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of corpulent
Adjective
  • Her legs weren't as shapely; her knees were chubby; her thighs too thick; her boobs not large enough.
    — Staff Author, InStyle, 18 June 2026
  • In a sport that has grown increasingly complex in its offenses and defenses, with wrinkles upon wrinkles like a chubby newborn baby, teams need continuity and cohesion to thrive.
    — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Definition of chubby
Adjective
  • As the GIs raise their guns, a pudgy hand in the backseat tears a strip of white cloth from his companion’s petticoat for the chauffeur to hang out the window.
    — Alice Kaplan, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
  • But while Elemental was often visually stunning, Hoppers possesses that certain charm that comes with pudgy beavers and dastardly caterpillars, and a touch of weird humor beside.
    — Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of pudgy
Adjective
  • The doc noted that Winne The Pooh is banned in China after its president was once compared to the rotund bear of the classic children’s story.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 June 2026
  • Joe Gargery, comparing slices of bread; the rotund voice of Mr Jaggers in Great Expectations.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Definition of rotund
Adjective
  • In my house, the piles of books around me bore the name of the famous industrialist printed on their fleshy stacks of pages, so many years after his life and death here.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
  • Break open its thick, fleshy leaves to reveal burn-healing gel.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 July 2026
Definition of fleshy
Adjective
  • Disney will be marking the tubby little cubby’s 100th birthday this year with a variety of events, licensing collaboration, publishing releases and merchandise throughout the world.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
  • That Pete Hegseth is at the Pentagon instead of tubby Lloyd Austin.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
Definition of tubby

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“Endomorphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endomorphic. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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