full-figured
Americanadjective
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This full-figured fish was like an armored Pac-Man.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2023
“We have the opportunity to deal with people of all shapes and sizes,” Gatcheco said as she reminisced about a full-figured actor who cried when Gatcheco designed a dress that flattered her body type.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2021
Hairspray Tony-winning musical based on John Waters’ 1988 comedy about a full-figured, dance-obsessed teen in 1960s Baltimore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2019
For a while, she specialized in clothes for full-figured customers, including a man with a 70-inch waist.
From Washington Post ● May 23, 2016
Recently, she’d also launched her own wildly successful clothing line for full-figured female avatars, under the label Art3Miss.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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