Portly vs. Stout — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Portly and Stout
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Portly
Having a round, stout body.
Stout
Stout is a dark, top-fermented beer with a number of variations, including dry stout, oatmeal stout, milk stout, and imperial stout. The first known use of the word stout for beer, in a document dated 1677 found in the Egerton Manuscripts, referred to its strength.
Portly
(Archaic) Stately or dignified.
Stout
Bulky in figure; thickset or corpulent.
Portly
Somewhat fat, pudgy, overweight.
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Stout
Strong in body; sturdy
Added a stout defensive end to improve the front line.
Portly
Having a dignified bearing; handsome, imposing.
Stout
Thick or strong in structure or substance; solid or substantial
"They met a stout barrier of old farm-carts upturned" (J.R.R. Tolkien).
Portly
Having a dignified port or mien; of a noble appearance; imposing.
Stout
Having or marked by boldness or determination; resolute
Stout of heart.
Portly
Bulky; corpulent.
Stout
Stubborn or uncompromising
Put up stout resistance to the proposal.
Portly
Euphemisms for `fat';
Men are portly and women are stout
Stout
Having a strong flavor
A cup of stout coffee.
Stout
A thickset or corpulent person.
Stout
A garment size for a large or heavy figure.
Stout
A very dark ale or lager beer.
Stout
Large; bulky.
Stout
(obsolete) Bold, strong-minded.
Stout
(obsolete) Proud; haughty.
Stout
Firm; resolute; dauntless.
Stout
Materially strong, enduring.
Campers prefer stout vessels, sticks and cloth.
Stout
Obstinate.
Stout
(beer) A dark and strong malt brew made with toasted grain.
Stout is darker, stronger and sweeter than porter beer.
Stout
An obese person.
Stout
A large clothing size.
Stout
Gnat.
Stout
Gadfly.
Stout
(dialectal) Firefly or miller moth.
Stout
To be bold or defiant.
Stout
To persist, endure.
Stout
Strong; lusty; vigorous; robust; sinewy; muscular; hence, firm; resolute; dauntless.
With hearts stern and stout.
A stouter champion never handled sword.
He lost the character of a bold, stout, magnanimous man.
The lords all standTo clear their cause, most resolutely stout.
Stout
Proud; haughty; arrogant; hard.
Your words have been stout against me.
Commonly . . . they that be rich are lofty and stout.
Stout
Firm; tough; materially strong; enduring; as, a stout vessel, stick, string, or cloth.
Stout
Large; bulky; corpulent.
Stout
A strong, dark malt brew having a higher percentage of hops than porter; strong porter; a popular variety sold in the U. S. is Guinness' stout.
Stout
A strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops
Stout
A garment size for a large or heavy person
Stout
Dependable;
The stalwart citizens at Lexington
A stalwart supporter of the UN
Stout hearts
Stout
Euphemisms for `fat';
Men are portly and women are stout
Stout
Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships;
Hardy explorers of northern Canada
Proud of her tall stalwart son
Stout seamen
Sturdy young athletes
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