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. well-endowed
  6. succinct
  7. plump
  8. aphoristic
Adjective
  • 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
  • According to myth, the buxom bowl of the Champagne coupe was modeled after the breasts of Marie Antoinette.
    — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 4 Jan. 2026
Definition of buxom
Adjective
  • Its guidance is frequently quoted and some of its pithy statements are well known in Jewish ethical thought.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
  • Chloe Bailey Clad in an hourglass Valdrin Sahiti gown, Chloe Bailey continued her blond bob era, pairing the pithy style with stringent liner and lash clusters along her waterline.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 28 June 2026
Definition of pithy
Adjective
  • Bristol’s Tara Clerkin Trio are steeped in their hometown’s trip-hop tradition, but their approach is more folk-rock than the voluptuous blues associated with Tricky or Massive Attack.
    — Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 5 June 2026
  • Enthusiasts love it for its voluptuous beauty and buttery-smooth typing action.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Definition of voluptuous
Adjective
  • The final section contains a collection of Akbar’s epigrammatic sayings.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
  • But these perfect, epigrammatic fragments almost always communicate some sort of longing, if not for a better life, then for a more convincingly stoic face to wear through it.
    — Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 30 Sep. 2025
Definition of epigrammatic
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
  • That might be the most succinct description of these Warriors.
    — Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • The 11 songs are short and succinct, blazing by in just under half an hour.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 23 July 2026
Definition of succinct
Adjective
  • Food and Drink Breakfast is an elaborate spread of pork sausages, fresh apple juice, marionberry kouign-amann pastries, pots of yogurt with granola, and plump apricots that arrived on wooden trays in my room.
    — Katie Nanton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026
  • And now, beanstalks are reaching for the heavens, tomatoes are getting plump and zucchini are seemingly doubling in size overnight.
    — Dr. Matthew Lisy, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of plump
Adjective
  • The script, written by Lowery, is filled with aphoristic barbs, especially from Sam.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
Definition of aphoristic
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