ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Big-boned

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Big-boned is an adjective meaning Of a person or animal: large but not obese.

Meaning

Of a person or animal: large but not obese.

More Meanings

  1. (humorous or euphemistic) Fat, obese.

Example Sentences

[…] big-boned womenfolk strode away from their tea-tables to listen to the imperious Doctor.
Coffins for the Big-Boned. As the media never tires of telling us, America has become a junk-food nation with the fattest population on the planet.

Synonyms for big-boned

Depending on context, synonyms include robust.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include robust, beefy, rugged, sturdy, corpulent, bulky.

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