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obese

/oʊˈbis/ adjective B2
  1. Extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their conventionally ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m².

Comparative obeser · Superlative obesest

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Our visitor bore every mark of being an average commonplace British tradesman, obese, pompous, and slow.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 3 · B2

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