mehrgewichtig
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Mehrgewicht + -ig or mehr + gewichtig
Adjective
[edit]mehrgewichtig (strong nominative masculine singular mehrgewichtiger, not comparable)
- (neologism, nonstandard, euphemistic, uncommon) overweight, obese, morbidly obese
- Synonyms: (standard) übergewichtig, fettleibig
Usage notes
[edit]- Used chiefly by activists of the fat acceptance community and deniers of the strong correlation between overweight and mortality.
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of mehrgewichtig (uncomparable)