obese

Pronunciation: /oʊˈbis/

The English word “obese” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

Extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their conventionally ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m².

From Latin obēsus, derived from obedō (“to devour, eat away”), from ob (“away”) + edō (“to eat”).

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