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Having a large or bulky body (adjective)

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USA Today Rootonym clue · 9 letters · last seen August 24, 2026

Answer
CORPULENT
CORPULENT · 9 letters · puzzle shows CORP*****
The Root
CORPmeans “body”

In a sentence: The CORPULENT hippopotamus submerges its body but not its head into the water.

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The Rootonym clue “Having a large or bulky body (adjective)” has the answer CORPULENT (9 letters), built on the root CORP, which means “body”. See the full August 24, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or browse all Rootonym answers.