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o·bese

(ō-bēs′)

adj.

Having excessive body weight caused by the accumulation of fat; extremely fat. See Synonyms at fat.

[Latin obēsus, from past participle of *obedere, to eat away : ob-, away; see ob- + edere, to eat; see ed- in Indo-European roots.]

o·bese′ly adv.

o·bese′ness n.

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obesely

(əʊˈbiːslɪ)

adv

(Medicine) in an obese or overweight manner

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Groaning, suddenly overcome by her haste, the Frau Professor sank obesely on to a sofa.

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And finally, every buffet in Bahrain seems to have an obesely obscene amount of dessert.

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In sharp contrast to the sergeants featured at the beginning of this piece, our cops have stereotyped themselves as inefficient, obesely unfit, unkempt and lacking the basics of courteous conversation.