bosomy

adjective

Definition of bosomynext
as in buxom

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Recent Examples of bosomy Emin’s masterpiece thumbed its nose at a tradition of recumbent feminine flesh on tousled white sheets (think Titian’s Venus of Urbino, Manet’s Olympia, or any number of bosomy Lucian Freud nudes). — Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bosomy
  1. buxom
  2. voluptuous
  3. curvaceous
  4. shapely
  5. plump
  6. chesty
  7. well-endowed
  8. zaftig
Adjective
  • Extravagantly bewigged, boldly buxom, and graced with a peerless, vibrato-laden soprano voice, the exuberant Parton succeeded a hit-making early career in partnership with vocalist Porter Wagoner with a long series of solo hits.
    — Chris Morris, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Courtesy Palazzo Fiuggi Luna, a buxom woman from Ukraine, submerges me in a tub of warm water, tells me to take deep breaths, and leaves me to do so.
    — Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Definition of buxom
Adjective
  • The difference between one frame rate and another can be the difference between wanting to ogle a voluptuous demon and wanting to squish her like a bug.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Everyone, meanwhile, can enjoy the simple, perfect sight gag of a voluptuous sheep cleaning a blackboard with her ample fleece.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of voluptuous
Adjective
  • Perhaps the most striking styles in the lineup stood on curvaceous, sculptural heels resembling slithering snakes.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Brock's design looked almost alien compared to the curvaceous roadsters of the period.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of curvaceous
Adjective
  • The bush is shapely, growing 3-4 feet tall, and does not produce rank growth.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Witch hazel matures into shapely shrubs that bloom annually.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
Definition of shapely
Adjective
  • The brothel is huge and painted black, like a plump beetle luxuriating in the sun, and the opulence of its internal decoration is matched by Kate herself.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Wagyu beef and lamb koobideh are formed into bite-size, plump spheres doused in a sweet tomato and sumac glaze.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of plump
Adjective
  • Things are already tense with her loopy future mother-in-law (Jennifer Coolidge) and the chesty ex (Lenny Kravitz) that her wealthy father (Cheech Marin) has invited without her consent.
    — Leah Greenblatt, Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The cringeworthy stereotyping continues when Nawi begins a romance with a chesty biracial himbo named Malik (Jordan Bolger), who visits the kingdom to fulfill his Dahomean mother’s dying wish.
    — Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2022
Definition of chesty
Adjective
  • Wahlberg plays a holy fool in Boogie Nights, our naïve but well-endowed guide through the heyday of theatrical pornography and its decline into something cheaper and tawdrier courtesy of the triumph of VHS.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Definition of well-endowed
Adjective
  • While dashing through the food hall at River Street Marketplace in San Juan Capistrano, on my way to the train station, a stack of these exceptionally zaftig cookies stopped me dead in my tracks.
    — Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Cena, who once filmed Trainwreck pretending to be a closeted bodybuilder desperate for zaftig comedian Amy Schumer’s affection, understands that the joke’s on him better than anyone.
    — Oliver Bateman, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Definition of zaftig

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“Bosomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bosomy. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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