Main Entry: bux·om

Pronunciation: \ˈbək-səm\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English buxsum, from Old English *būhsum; akin to Old English būgan to bend — more at bow

Date: 12th century

1 obsolete a : obedient, tractable b : offering little resistance : flexible <wing silently the buxom air — John Milton>
2 archaic : full of gaiety
3 : vigorously or healthily plump; specifically : full-bosomed

— bux·om·ly adverb

— bux·om·ness noun