adj. Having excessive body weight caused by the accumulation of fat; extremely fat. See Synonyms at fat. [Latin obēsus, from past participle of *obedere, to eat away : ob-, away; see OB- + edere, to eat; see ed- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] o·besely adv. o·beseness n. |
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