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Webster 1913 Edition


Abdominous

Ab-dom′i-nous

,
Adj.
Having a protuberant belly; pot-bellied.
Gorgonius sits,
abdominous
and wan,
Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan.
Cowper.

Webster 1828 Edition


Abdominous

ABDOM'INOUS

,
Adj.
Pertaining to the abdomen; having a large belly.

Definition 2024


abdominous

abdominous

English

Adjective

abdominous (comparative more abdominous, superlative most abdominous)

  1. Having a protuberant belly; potbellied. [Mid 17th century.][1]
    • 1782, William Cowper, The Progress of Error:
      Gorgonius sits, abdominous and wan, Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan

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References

  1. Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 3