full-figured

[ fool-fig-yerd; British fool-fig-erd ]
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adjective
  1. (of a woman) having an amply proportioned or heavy body.

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How to use full-figured in a sentence

  • And when Miss Alma came, full-figured and with a curled fringe, his whole face beamed.

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  • She is tall and full-figured, her hair is dark, and her eyes are very blue.

    Stars of the Opera | Mabel Wagnalls