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full-bosomed
adj 2
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4ADJ.
dramatic, most, soon
VERB + FULL-BOSOMED
deep-bosomed, sought, wanted
FULL-BOSOMED + NOUN
ripeness, women
PREP.
in, out
Definitions
adj
1
Having an ample bosom, having large breasts.
A favorite epithet of the Greek poets, lyrical, epic, and dramatic, is deep-bosomed. […] Full-bosomed might imply a luxuriance every way. Deep-bosomed is spoken in one of those poetical feelings of contrast, which imply rather a dislike of the reverse quality
When he grew into a man, though, he sought out full-bosomed women like Inés, but unlike her, he wanted full-bosomed women who were also docile, compliant, and susceptible to flattery; in a word, he concentrated on women who would submit to him.
2
Abundant, generous, large, excessive.
For there's a something in the air. Summer is at its most full-bosomed ripeness. Soon it will be a little overripe.
By the time Ama got to the scene, Egeonu had given four more full-bosomed wails. The lamentation did not leave anybody in doubt that something terrible had happened.
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A favorite epithet of the Greek poets, lyrical, epic, and dramatic, is deep-bosomed. […] Full-bosomed might imply a luxuriance every way. Deep-bosomed is spoken in one of those poetical feelings of co
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When he grew into a man, though, he sought out full-bosomed women like Inés, but unlike her, he wanted full-bosomed women who were also docile, compliant, and susceptible to flattery; in a word, he co
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For there's a something in the air. Summer is at its most full-bosomed ripeness. Soon it will be a little overripe.
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