Meanings
adjectiveabdominous (comparative more abdominous, superlative most abdominous)
comparative more abdominous · superlative most abdominous
- Having a protuberant belly; potbellied.First known use Mid 17ᵗʰ century.
Gorgonius sits, abdominous and wan, Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan
1782, William Cowper, The Progress of Error
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving a large belly
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Translations
Bulgarian шкембелия
- шкембелия (škembelija)pot-bellied
Dutch gezet, corpulent
- gezetpot-bellied
- corpulentpot-bellied
- dikbuikigpot-bellied
Finnish isovatsainen
- isovatsainenpot-bellied
French ventru
- ventrupot-bellied
Portuguese abdominal, barrigudo
- abdominalpot-bellied
- barrigudopot-bellied
Swedish bukig, rundmagad
- bukigpot-bellied
- rundmagadpot-bellied
- tjockmagadpot-bellied
- rundpot-bellied
- trindpot-bellied
Ukrainian пузатий
- пузатий (puzatyj)pot-bellied
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“abdominous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abdominous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abdominous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abdominous.
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