well-turned

adjective

Definition of well-turnednext
1
as in buxom

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2
as in pithy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-turned
  1. buxom
  2. pithy
  3. voluptuous
  4. epigrammatic
  5. succinct
  6. well-endowed
  7. plump
  8. sententious
Adjective
  • In a humiliating audition for another lascivious Las Vegas revue, the 57-year-old character, a buxom blond dreamer, stands onstage before a sleazy producer (Jason Schwartzman) who cuts her performance short.
    Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Still, Christmas Vacation is worth watching alone for Randy Quaid's Cousin Eddie and Chevy Chase's fumbling encounter with a buxom department store salesperson.
    Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of buxom
Adjective
  • My request was straightforward; please explain, in one pithy paragraph, the reason for all this hope.
    George Caulkin, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The newsletter’s combination of pithy irreverence and countercultural credibility had proved popular and grew more so, accumulating nearly five hundred subjects.
    Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of pithy
Adjective
  • Hugo wrote in voluptuous, righteous prose about Notre-Dame’s dereliction.
    Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • This place gives what is uniquely a sweet and voluptuous touch to the tannins, combined with very intense spiciness on the finish.
    John Mariani, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of voluptuous
Adjective
  • Though its action is depicted crisply and clearly, its epigrammatic shots aim straight for the viewer’s unconscious, making only glancing contact with the rational mind.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell (1791) The best and most entertaining biography ever written in English — addictive for its prescient, informal, racy prose and Johnson's epigrammatic precision and enduring decency.
    The Week Staff, The Week, 20 Mar. 2023
Definition of epigrammatic
Adjective
  • Nikki Glaser delivering the most succinct and accurate review of Babygirl.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Denny Hamlin quickly celebrated the ruling with an enthusiastic and succinct social media post.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of succinct
Adjective
  • Colleges that are less well-endowed might have fewer proxies that strain their financial aid budget, but still should use individualized proxies to meet their institutional needs.
    Scott White, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Unfortunately, as anyone else who is well-endowed can likely attest, one-pieces seldom do the girls justice.
    Brie Schwartz, Glamour, 21 Feb. 2024
Definition of well-endowed
Adjective
  • Some winners: Hyaluronic acid draws water into the skin to keep it plump and hydrated.
    Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The ultimate shrimp scampi offers perfectly plump shrimp in a garlicky, lemony, white wine sauce.
    Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of plump
Adjective
  • This is a bracing, even novel, perspective on a war whose film depictions so often traffic in sententious Greatest Generation platitudes.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Only the vivid image of the warped planks keeps this remark from being the type of sententious counsel that Polonius might have given his son.
    Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
Definition of sententious
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well-to-do

well-turned

well (up)

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