# portly

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpɔːtli/ · frequency rank #58,287

## Definitions
1. Somewhat fat, pudgy, overweight.
2. Having a dignified bearing; handsome, imposing.

## Etymology
From an archaic sense of port (“manner in which a person carries himself; bearing; deportment; carriage”) + -ly.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/portly