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The phrase "portly man" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe a man who is somewhat overweight or stout, often in a somewhat humorous or affectionate manner. Example: "The portly man waddled down the street, his belly bouncing with each step."
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Calloway is not just a portly man.
She called an exterminator & a large and portly man appeared.
"It's just like me!" exclaims the mayor, a portly man in his 60s.
I was led to Harish, a portly man, who used only one name.
A portly man lowering himself onto a toilet presents the mooniest buttock ever drawn.
And a few steps away, a portly man with a thick black beard remained silent.
And George Mason, a portly man, introduced the Rambler range of smaller cars at Nash".
Akbar is a portly man, partly bald, with a Vandyke beard.
While it is unclear who owned the book, Ms. Graham envisions a bald, portly man with glasses and a mustache.
A portly man in a suit wanted Wonder to sign his Bible—"front page and back".
He was a tall, portly man, he might have been dropsical, now that I think of it.
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