0 (especially of middle-aged or old men) fat and round: --
a tall portly man
He loves food, which is the reason for his portly figure.
In the early cartoons he was moderately stout, but in the later ones he became increasingly portly.
He turns around to see a portly gentleman sitting down.
Voyles is described as portly in the book but is quite tall and slim in the movie.
A wealthy, portly guest checks into a luxury hotel and displays keen interest in a young waitress.
In contrast to the elegant wingplan, the fuselage was deep and portly, in part a consequence of the enclosed, tandem cockpits.
Unfortunately for him, his portly stature makes this impossible with his jiggly belly being a target for ridicule.
On the fireplace mantle sits a portly ghost with his arm wrapped around a familiar bust.
