bosomy

[booz-uh-mee, boo-zuh-]

adjective

1. (of a woman) having a large or prominent bosom.

bosomy

/ ˈbʊzəmɪ /

adjective

1. (of a woman) having large breasts

Word History and Origins

Origin of bosomy¹

First recorded in 1925–30; bosom + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Yes, the original bosomy Barbies my sister and I found under the Christmas tree in 1959 came dressed in a strapless black-and-white striped swimsuit and high heels, along with a wedding dress.

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Before Rose, the only other women at the ranch are a bosomy older cook and a girlish helper, both conveniently sexless.

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I feel comforted in this place, I wrote, this place that embraces me with the intimacy of a wrinkled, bosomy aunt.

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In Philadelphia in 1964, one fraternity sent out an ad around campus touting “the most bosomy babes in town.”

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"Look at that film-star for instance," she added, pointing at the silent TV screen where a bosomy female was being embraced by a craggy actor in the moonlight.

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