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well-upholstered

adjective

(well upholstered when postpositive) informal (of a person) fat

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Nearby words

  1. well-treated,
  2. well-tried,
  3. well-trodden,
  4. well-turned,
  5. well-understood,
  6. well-used,
  7. well-versed,
  8. well-wisher,
  9. well-woman,
  10. well-wooded
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Examples from the Web for well-upholstered

  • His back and flanks were like the surface of a well-upholstered sofa.

    Horses Nine|Sewell Ford

  • Boquet is heard at times in well-upholstered drawing-rooms, and may even be seen in print.

    Essays sthetical|George Calvert

  • In front of this is the traditional couch, armless but well-upholstered and comfortable.

    You Don't Make Wine Like the Greeks Did|David E. Fisher