bosomy
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of bosomy
Example Sentences
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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.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
Perry has even worked in a visit from his across-the-pond cross-dressing counterpart, the Irish comic actor Brendan O’Carroll, who plays the bosomy Agnes Brown on the Irish sitcom “Mrs. Brown’s Boys.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2022
Dr. Ruth’s German accent was both psychoanalytic — the Times called it “an accent only a psychologist could have” — and grandmaternal; it promised a stern talking-to followed by a bosomy hug.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2012
He was pioneering a new rough-and-ready, rock'n'roll look to his work, and Huston featured prominently; her dark, angular looks in stark contrast to the bosomy, corn-fed Cybill Shepherd specimens then in favour.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 21, 2011
A large, bosomy Slavic lady in a bulky sweater of natural sheep's wool, purple slacks, high-heeled black overshoes with Persian lamb cuffs and a matching toque, puffed white, inaudible words into the wintry air.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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