obese
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obese
- /oʊˈbis/ US
- /əʊˈbiːs/ UK
- /əˈbiːs/ UK
Rhymes with -iːs
Where it comes from
From Latin obēsus, derived from obedō (“to devour, eat away”), from ob (“away”) + edō (“to eat”).
adjective more obese · obeser · most obese · obesest
- 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. The president, being 74, a man and someone categorised as obese, is in a higher-risk category for Covid-19.
noun obeses
- A person who is obese. Despite a large scattering of HR decay rate, even present in healthy subjects, a ₂ and ΔHR were significantly lower in obeses and COPDs.
