Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

full-bosomed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: ful-l--bo-somed
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having an ample bosom, having large breasts.

adj

Abundant, generous, large, excessive.

Example Sentences

"A favorite epithet of the Greek poets, lyrical, epic, and dramatic, is deep-bosomed. […] Full-bosomed might imply a luxuriance every way. Deep-bosomed is spoken in one of those poetical feelings of contrast, which imply rather a dislike of the reverse quality"
"When he grew into a man, though, he sought out full-bosomed women like Inés, but unlike her, he wanted full-bosomed women who were also docile, compliant, and susceptible to flattery; in a word, he concentrated on women who would submit to him."
"For there's a something in the air. Summer is at its most full-bosomed ripeness. Soon it will be a little overripe."
"By the time Ama got to the scene, Egeonu had given four more full-bosomed wails. The lamentation did not leave anybody in doubt that something terrible had happened."

Etymology

From full + bosom + -ed.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: full
Suffix: bosom

Inflected Forms

more full-bosomed (comparative) most full-bosomed (superlative)

Synonyms

busty bosomy buxom curvaceous curvy sonsie sonsy stacked voluptuous well-endowed

Questions

What does full-bosomed mean?: Having an ample bosom, having large breasts.
Where does full-bosomed come from?: From full + bosom + -ed.

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