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How to pronounce “portly”
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Pronunciation guide for portly
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of portly with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 2 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Dexter Palmer
and a portly ruddy fellow with ridiculously enormous shoes
- Definition summary
- Somewhat fat, pudgy, overweight. [from 15th c.]
Example 1 of 2
How to pronounce portly
Dexter Palmer
and a portly ruddy fellow with ridiculously enormous shoes
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “portly”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Somewhat fat, pudgy, overweight. [from 15th c.]
- (now rare) Having a dignified bearing; handsome, imposing. [from 15th c.]
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