busty

[buhs-tee]

adjective

Informal.

bustier, bustiest 

1. having a large bust; bosomy.

busty

/ ˈbʌstɪ /

adjective

1. (of a woman) having a prominent bust

Other Word Forms

• bustiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of busty¹

First recorded in 1940–45; bust ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

There I met a pair of busty identical twins who were hawking the most saccharine perfume I’d ever smelled.

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In one scene, Mr. Benedict is said to have ogled busty Laura: “Laura Danker wore a sweater for the first time. Mr. Benedict’s eyes almost popped out of his head.”

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After awhile, she dropped her robe to her shoulders to reveal a busty sequin gown underneath in a softer orange.

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In the meantime, though, outpainting can be used to answer some of life’s greatest mysteries, like, “what if the Quaker Oats guy was a busty barmaid?”

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Black men ogle busty White women, and a White man reverses the dynamic in the 1984 painting “Laureate at the Bather’s Pool.”

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