obese

[ oh-bees ]

adjective

1. very fat or overweight; corpulent.

obese

/ əʊˈbiːs /

adjective

1. excessively fat or fleshy; corpulent

Derived Forms

• oˈbesity, noun

Other Words From

• o·besely adverb
• o·besi·ty o·beseness noun
• over·o·bese adjective
• over·o·besely adverb
• over·o·beseness noun
• super·o·bese adjective
• uno·bese adjective
• uno·besely adverb
• uno·beseness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of obese¹

First recorded in 1645–55; from Latin obēsus, adjective use of past participle of obedere, obesse (unrecorded) “to eat away,” from ob- ob- + edere, esse “to eat” ( eat )

Word History and Origins

Origin of obese¹

C17: from Latin obēsus, from ob- (intensive) + edere to eat

Example Sentences

According to the NHS, the index measures what is a healthy weight for your height, and would have put Mrs Savage at the very start of the obese range, which runs from 30 to 30.9.

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“We always mention that malnutrition isn't just being undernourished, it's also overnourished also overweight and obese children, and very difficult to diet,” explains Dr Silvestre.

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It follows reports of some people who are not obese becoming sick, after using the jabs for weight loss.

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There has been a lot of joint work with the Health Secretary Wes Streeting, who recently said that weight-loss jabs for obese people could be a productivity booster and lift people out of unemployment.

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The NHS's latest Health Survey for England shows in 2022, 29% of adults in England were obese and 64% were deemed to be overweight.

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Related Words

• corpulent