full-figured

adjective

Fat; plump.

Meanings

adjectivefull-figured (not comparable)
  1. not comparableespecially a womanFat; plump.

    I can honestly say that my attitude to my body became markedly better when I accepted that I was fat. . . . Often more offensive terms are used. Full-figured, big-boned, voluptuous, curvaceous, and my least favourite: "real woman".

    2008 June 3, Kira Cochrane, “Don't call me curvy. Or big-boned. Or 'real'”, in The Guardian, UK, retrieved 24 Jun 2008

    Synonyms: buxom, corpulent, heavyset, portly, pudgy, stout, well-covered, well-endowed

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 凹凸有致
  • 凹凸有致 (āotūyǒuzhì)plump
Czech plnoštíhlý
  • plnoštíhlýplump
Finnish täyteläinen, runsasmuotoinen
  • täyteläinenplump
  • runsasmuotoinenplump
Irish téagartha
  • téagarthaplump
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APA

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Chicago

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