portly
How many syllables in portly?
There are 2 syllables in the word portly.How to pronounce portly:
Synonyms for portly:
ample
beefy
blubbery
bulky
burly
chubby
corpulent
fat
fleshy
full
gross
heavy
husky
lardy
large
obese
overweight
plump
podgy
pudgy
replete
ripe
roly-poly
rotund
round
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Antonyms for portly:
afraid
angular
anorectic
anorexic
atrophied
beanpole
boney
bony
cadaverous
consumptive
delicate
drawn
emaciated
famished
fatless
feeble
frail
gangling
gangly
gaunt
gracile
haggard
hairline
half-starved
hollow-cheeked
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