: having a body of a specified kind
—used in combination
full-bodied
glass-bodied
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On the palate, the wine exhibits exceptions intensity, texture, purity and dull bodied finish with velvety, but noticeable tannins.
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Dressing Black women, fuller bodied people, and largely underrepresented populations is central to her work.
—Essence, 16 Dec. 2024
But the water was shallow and the thick bodied crocodile couldn’t get any deeper.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2024
Some had more citrusy notes than others, while others were more bodied, concentrated, and strong.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Dressing Black women, fuller bodied people, and largely underrepresented populations is central to her work.
—Essence, 16 Dec. 2024
But the water was shallow and the thick bodied crocodile couldn’t get any deeper.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2024
Some had more citrusy notes than others, while others were more bodied, concentrated, and strong.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Bodied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bodied. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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bodied
adjective
bod·ied
ˈbäd-ēd 
: having a body of a certain kind
—used in combination
long-bodied
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