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full-bodied

[ fool-bod-eed ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of full strength, flavor, richness, etc.:
full-bodied wine; full-bodied writing.

full-bodied

First recorded in 1680–90

The (very wealthy) de la Renta women wore bold colors, flared sleeves, full-bodied skirts and trousers.

The word—rich, expensive, full-bodied—represents more than just a flavor in Colombia.

Here are some more of these full-bodied writings and sayings that only this vigorous appreciator could bring us for so many years.

They liken the experience to eating pot brownies, which, unlike smoking, results in more lasting, full-bodied effects.

Challenge your senses with the smelliest washed-rind cheese, Epoisses, and a full-bodied red wine like Gevrey Chambertin.

Rosa hesitated—wavered—yielded, crushing his slight frame under the weight of her full-bodied surrender.

The Hilary voices were all thin, not rich and full-bodied, like Rosalind's.

I was told by a very good judge who tasted it, that it was a pleasant, strong, and full-bodied wine.

Full-bodied passion, which we may think of as a kind of crisis of love and health, will give us offspring to be proud of.

Like a full-bodied but tight-bodiced dowager, she devoutly hopes she will not have to grow any fatter.

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