【Fleshy】 , 【fat】 , 【stout】 , 【portly】 , 【plump】 , 【rotund】 , 【chubby】 , 【corpulent】 , 【obese】 mean thick and heavy in body because of superfluous 【fat】 .
【Fleshy】 and 【fat】 are not clearly discriminated in use, although 【fleshy】 may imply overabundance of muscular tissue and 【fat】 , of adipose tissue; when a derogatory connotation is intended 【fat】 is usually preferred.
【Stout】 implies a thickset, bulky figure or build, but it is often merely a euphemistic substitute for 【fat】 ; 【portly】 adds to 【stout】 the implication of a more or less dignified and imposing appearance.
【Plump】 implies a pleasing fullness of figure and well-rounded curves.
【Rotund】 suggests the shape of a sphere; it often, in addition, connotes shortness or squatness.
【Chubby】 applies chiefly to children or to very short persons who are otherwise describable as 【rotund】 .
【Corpulent】 and 【obese】 imply a disfiguring excess of flesh or of 【fat】 .
