Big-boned

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a person or animal: large but not obese.

    "[…] big-boned womenfolk strode away from their tea-tables to listen to the imperious Doctor."

  2. 2
    Fat, obese. euphemistic, humorous

    "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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having a bone structure that is massive in contrast with the surrounding flesh wordnet

Synonyms

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obesestockythickset

Antonyms

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gaunt

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"You're not fat. You're big-boned."

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