From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishobeseo‧bese /əʊˈbiːs $ oʊ-/ ●○○ adjective FATvery fat in a way that is unhealthy► see thesaurus at fat
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obese• At least 25% of Americans are considered obese.• Glenda is not just fat, she's obese.• If these lives are sedentary then we risk becoming unfit and obese.• In some age-groups more than 50 % of women were obese.• Regularity of meals remains important, especially for the obese.• It is helpful to classify patients with Type 2 diabetes into obese and non-obese.• He may not be clinically obese, but he certainly needs to lose a lot of weight.• a special summer camp for obese children and teens• Those who were out-and-out obese had a 40 percent higher risk.• Tables 7-1 and 7-2 include examples of the obese infant and obese child.• The care bill for obese people is larger than that for victims of tobacco smoking.• Morbidly obese, the doctors said.Origin obese (1600-1700) Latin obesus, past participle of obedere “to eat up” 