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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
portly/ˈpɔːtli/

▶adjective (portlier, portliest)

1 (especially of a man) rather fat.

2 archaic stately or dignified.

– derivatives
portliness noun.

– origin C15: from port5 in the sense ‘bearing’ + -ly1.

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