Obese

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~ OBESE  id+ | FAT plus derogatory implications from
^u             GREASE pointing to CRASS and GROSS |
  eng OB ESE   = STOUT  STURDY  ROBUST  MEATY
  ger    ESSEN   TO EAT
  lat  OBESUS    WHO ATE IN EXCESS as in
                 OBSESSION
       OBEDERE   TO EAT
       OBID      SUPPER
       OBIDA     OFFENSE
       OBICE     ABJECT
  ply> | some linguists seem
         ob sessed with Latin word roots
         such an ex cess may obscure the point
         that ob ESE has to do with ESSEN |
  ply> | OBID and OBIDA in Ukrainian remind us
         not to eat in excess because
         GLUTTONY is a CARDINAL SIN |
  see> EAT
  ply> | OB ESITY is an
         OB JECTIONABLE
         OB STETRIC
         OB STACLE |
  see> GREASE