ventripotent

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UK/vɛnˈtɹɪpətənt/

adjective

Having a big belly.

OriginMiddle French ventripotent ← Latin venter →
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Meanings

adjectiveventripotent (comparative more ventripotent, superlative most ventripotent)

comparative more ventripotent · superlative most ventripotent

  1. Having a big belly.

    The reception committee consisted of Constance and a ventripotent Swiss banker, representing the Red Cross ….

    1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 714
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    Of the ridiculous statue Manduce; and how, and what the Gastrolaters sacrifice to their ventripotent [translating ventripotent] god.

    1694, François Rabelais, translated by Thomas Urquhart, Pantagruel, Book LIX, (chapter title)
  2. Gluttonous.

    I'm sure your being so ventripotent is useful in county fair competitions, George, but it's driving our bakery into the ground, so we're replacing you.

    2008, A. C. Kemp, The Perfect Insult for Every Occasion, →ISBN, page 198

Origin

  1. Latinventer“belly”
  2. Middle Frenchventripotent
  3. Englishventripotent

From Middle French ventripotent, from Latin venter (“belly”) + potens (“powerful”).

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Translations

Russian пузатый, прожо́рливый
  • пузатый (puzatyj)Having a big belly
  • прожо́рливый (prožórlivyj)Gluttonous
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