full-figured

idiom

: having a rounded body shape : not thin
a full-figured woman

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During a time when rail-thin supermodels were the norm, Smith was a curvy throwback to the heyday of full-figured beauties like Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, and Anita Ekberg. Craig D Lindsey, Chron, 17 May 2023 Hungry weanlings trailing after their full-figured mothers. Joe Drape, New York Times, 4 May 2023 First, it’s decidedly shaped like its name, a shell — full-figured, yet hollow. Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2023 Shrill follows the story of a full-figured woman, Annie, who seeks out ways to change her life without changing her body. Toby Grey, BGR, 16 Sep. 2022 See All Example Sentences for full-figured

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“Full-figured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-figured. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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