The portly man had to wedge himself into the seat in the theater.
The portly man hardly fit through the door.
The portly man shopped for his clothing at the Men's Big and Tall store.
Portly is an adjective meaning heavy or stout, often with overtones of being dignified or imposing. Here are example sentences: '"The portly man was having difficulty climbing out of the small car." "The well-dressed gentleman was bald and portly."
He is desribed as a "Portly Gentleman"
Frank Zappa's song 'Eddie, are you kidding?' had the lyric,"I'm coming over shortly becasue I am a portly..." The portly porter's pouting potbelly pig protruded preponderously from the portal.
Portly is an adjective.
A portly person is stout, a bit fat, rounded, corpulent.It is often used in a humorous way, and can be a more polite way of referring to a large person. e.g. "I saw a portly man coming out of McDonalds." rather than "I saw a fat man coming out of McDonalds." Example of usage:* "Portly drunken man forms guardrail sandwich." -China News, Aug 14, 2009 'Portly' used to be used to refer to an imposing, stately of dignified appearance or bearing. King Henry VIII is often described as being portly.For more information, see 'Related links' below.
Portly is an adjective.
My neighbour has a portly built
Scrooge promised the portly man to increase his charitable donations for the poor and make amends for his past selfish behavior.
Max is a portly gentleman with an enormous appetite.