All 5 Uses of
obese
in
Of Human Bondage
- He had the choler of the obese, easily roused and as easily calmed, and his boys soon discovered that there was much kindliness beneath the invective with which he constantly assailed them.†
Chpt 17-18
- Groaning, suddenly overcome by her haste, the Frau Professor sank obesely on to a sofa.†
Chpt 29-30 *
- The Vicar gave his slow, obese smile.†
Chpt 31-32
- He was a big man, stout but not obese, with a round face, a small moustache, and little, rather stupid eyes.†
Chpt 41-42
- He is at perfect liberty to be thin, but your obesity is contrary to decorum.'†
Chpt 101-102obesity = the state of being significantly overweight (due to the accumulation of body fat)
Definition:
significantly overweight (due to the accumulation of body fat)
Obese is also used figuratively to describe something with large or fat dimensions.