Broad-beamed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Broad-beamed is an adjective meaning (idiomatic, of a person) Wide across body parts such as the hips.
Meaning
(idiomatic, of a person) Wide across body parts such as the hips.
Example Sentences
1969, Philip K. Dick, Ubik, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston: 2012, p 171. ' "May I use your phone book? he asked the broad-beamed, middle-aged proprietor. "In the rear," the proprietor said amiably, with a jerk of his heavy thumb.'
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include beamy, broad-shouldered, broad, wide, wide-handed, broad-mouthed.
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