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rotundity

noun

Definition of rotunditynext
as in obesity
the condition of having an excess of body fat finally a diet that really worked, allowing her to forget about her rotundity and focus on her health

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  1. obesity
  2. weight
  3. fatness
  4. corpulence
Noun
  • Eli Lilly was upgraded to buy from hold at Berenberg, and the drugmaker's leading obesity business isn't the only reason for the optimism.
    — Jeff Marks,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The company, which was first out of the gate in the modern GLP-1 era, has since fallen behind Eli Lilly in the obesity market and underwhelmed investors with its pipeline.
    — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of obesity
Noun
  • Graham has had a penchant for getting defenses to punch above their weight class but has had only one top-10 defense statistically (2023 Raiders).
    — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • That was enough to establish a new West Virginia state weight record for blue catfish, surpassing the 71-pound fish Michael Ramey caught from the same Ohio River area in May.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of weight
Noun
  • The phrase assumes that fatness belongs firmly in the past, yet the very need for such a term suggests otherwise.
    — Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • Because this isn't a book about fatness, despite the central plotline.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of fatness
Noun
  • For the next fifty years, insurance companies, not doctors, were the chief arbiters of corpulence.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026
  • And the blue velvet armchair was empty but for the permanent impression of his corpulence.
    — Kate Crane, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of corpulence
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