Meaning & use
buxom
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Describing a woman as having a full, shapely figure, especially a large bust.
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The painting depicted a buxom woman in a flowing red gown.
Old advertisements often featured buxom models to sell unrelated products.
A note on using this word
Used almost exclusively to describe women; some readers find it dated or overly focused on appearance, so it appears more in literary or historical writing than everyday conversation.
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voluptuouscurvaceous
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