zaftig

Example Sentences

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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

Capitalizing on that virality, Tripp later made a music video celebrating zaftig women like his wife.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2019

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

Grandpa Izzy says that Margaret is zaftig, which is Yiddish for pleasingly plump.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg