abdominous
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æbˈdɒm.ə.nəs/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /æbˈdɑm.ə.nəs/
Adjective
[edit]abdominous (comparative more abdominous, superlative most abdominous)
- 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
Translations
[edit]pot-bellied
References
[edit]- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abdominous”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.