What does gorbellied mean?
Gorbellied means having a gorbelly; fat; potbellied.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
having a gorbelly; fat; potbellied.
O, 'tis an unconscionable vast gorbellied volume, bigger bulked than a Dutch hoy, & far more boisterous and cumbersome than a pair of Swissers' omnipotent galiass-breeches.
Hang ye, gorbellied knaves, are ye undone? / No, ye fat chuffs I would your store were here!
Some of your gorbellied country chuffes have cast themselves into their frieze jerkins, with great tin buttons silver'd o'r.
"Get tha gone out on't, tha gurt guttling gor-bellied mazy-jack!" she observed acrimoniously.
Use gorbellied when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gorbellied means having a gorbelly; fat; potbellied.
Common synonyms include overweight.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
O, 'tis an unconscionable vast gorbellied volume, bigger bulked than a Dutch hoy, & far more boisterous and cumbersome than a pair of Swissers' omnipotent galiass-breeches.
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