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big-boned

American

[big-bohnd] / ˈbɪgˈboʊnd /

adjective

having a bone structure that is massive in contrast with the surrounding flesh.

Etymology

Origin of big-boned

First recorded in 1600–10

Example Sentences

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At just over a foot tall, the “Maiden of Vulci” is an outlier in “Myth and Marble,” which is otherwise filled with big-boned, room-filling sculptures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

These big-boned people pursued a semi-nomadic life on the steppes, tamed animals, kept domestic cattle and moved over large areas using horses and carts.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2024

Buttercup is a big-boned gal — body positive! — just trying to live in her truth.

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2021

You dislike euphemisms for fatness like "big" or "big-boned."

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2016

She’s somewhere in the middle of thick and big-boned.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson

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