buxom

The definition of buxom is a woman with large breasts.

(adjective)

An example of buxom is Marilyn Monroe.

See buxom in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Origin: ME, humble, obedient < base of bouen, bow + -som, -some

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See buxom in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

a. Healthily plump and ample of figure: “A generation ago, fat babies were considered healthy and buxom actresses were popular, but society has since come to worship thinness” (Robert A. Hamilton).
b. Full-bosomed.
Archaic Lively, vivacious, and gay.
Obsolete Obedient; yielding; pliant.

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Origin: Middle English, obedient

Origin: , from Old English *būhsum

Origin: , from būgan, to bend, submit; see bheug- in Indo-European roots

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