full-bodied

[fool-bod-eed]

adjective

1. of full strength, flavor, richness, etc..

   full-bodied wine; full-bodied writing.

full-bodied

adjective

1. having a full rich flavour or quality

Word History and Origins

Origin of full-bodied¹

First recorded in 1680–90

Example Sentences

Huneven slowly fashioned a larger arc from bits and pieces of other stories, until she had created a full-bodied, cohesive narrative.

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Fittingly for a story about fighting inhumanity with full-bodied self-expression, the choreography is shot in long, wide takes that capture every dip, shimmy and spin.

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In his review for The Times, Robert Abele hailed “Audiard’s full-bodied, colorful epic” as a “satisfying movie movie” and a “good,” “imaginative” musical.

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The performance is full-bodied and ravenous, and its nuance must be seen to be believed.

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A lawyer, a kingpin, and his wife walk into a musical, and “Emilia Pérez” is born, Frenchman Jacques Audiard’s full-bodied, colorful epic about transformation, redemption and finding one’s voice in a hard world.

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Related Words

• concentrated 
• fruity 
• heady 
• mellow