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adjective(of a woman) full-bosomed. (of a woman) healthy, plump, cheerful, and lively. Origin of buxom1125–75; Middle English, earlier buhsum pliant, equivalent to Old English būh (variant stem of būgan to bow1) + -sum-some1 OTHER WORDS FROM buxombux·om·ly, adverbbux·om·ness, nounWords nearby buxombutyrin, butyroid, butyrophenone, butyryl, butyryl group, buxom, Buxtehude, Buxton, buy, buy a pig in a poke, buyback Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for buxomVirtual Kim swans in every so often to dish out advice like a buxom fairy godmother. Inside ‘Kim Kardashian: Hollywood’: The Reality Star’s Aspirational App and Vainest Project Yet|Frances McInnis|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST She was also a buxom beauty, a kind of nineteenth century bombshell who loved to flirt. Lincoln in Love|Jerome Charyn|February 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST The sub-text: “The picture editor wants to see me dressed up like a buxom serving wench.” Text And Sub-Text: Breaking The Secret Pippa Code|Tom Sykes|October 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST At one point, she almost lost out to buxom blond Natasha Henstridge. What’s Behind Hollywood’s Asian Flirtation? China’s Box Office|Marlow Stern|August 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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British Dictionary definitions for buxom
adjective(esp of a woman) healthily plump, attractive, and vigorous (of a woman) full-bosomed Derived forms of buxombuxomly, adverbbuxomness, nounWord Origin for buxomC12: buhsum compliant, pliant, from Old English būgan to bend, bow 1; related to Middle Dutch būchsam pliant, German biegsam Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to buxomample, built, chubby, comely, curvaceous, healthy, hearty, lusty, plump, robust, shapely, voluptuous, well-made, well-rounded, curvy, stacked, busty, full-figured, well-proportioned, zaftig |