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adjective

ventrĭōsus

fem. ventrĭōsa · neut. ventrĭōsum
having a large belly; big - bellied; pot - bellied •
having a large belly, big - bellied, pot - bellied: homo, Plaut. As. 2, 3, 20; id. Merc. 3, 4, 54; id. Ps. 4, 7, 120; id. Rud. 2, 2, 11.—In the collat. form ventrŭōsus, bellying out: ventruosa ac patula dolia, Plin. 14, 21, 27, § 134; and ventrōsus, Cassiod. in Psa. 72.
Perseus ID: n50470 Key: ventriosus