abdominous

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English

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Etymology

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abdomin- +‎ -ous

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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abdominous (comparative more abdominous, superlative most abdominous)

  1. Having a protuberant belly; potbellied. [Mid 17th century.][1]
    • 1782, William Cowper, The Progress of Error:
      Gorgonius sits, abdominous and wan, Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan

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References

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  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abdominous”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.
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