zaftig
Example Sentences
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She knew what “The Muppet Show” star symbolized and recognized what she meant to her misfit youngest, a zaftig kid frequently chided for taking up too much space.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026
Especially commendable is Zamit, who in addition to Mrs. Darling and the housekeeper, plays a Tinkerbell too zaftig to fly, among other roles.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2023
Now a Guggenheim fellow, Machado was once conditioned to accept that zaftig women are undeserving of worship.
From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2019
I believe that this, like the word zaftig, really can be a compliment, when applied under the correct conditions.
From Slate • Nov. 19, 2018
Bubbe Frieda had never been zaftig, but she had had the good taste to wear what is called "a dressmaker bathing suit."
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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