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zaftig

adjective as in curvaceous

adjective as in stout

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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.

Like the Yiddish word zaftig — literally, juicy — it describes a feminine figure whose lavish proportions amplify her larger-than-life personality.

She called her magnified, zaftig alter ego The Bunch.

Your essay in this book is about the word "zaftig."

From Salon

Now a Guggenheim fellow, Machado was once conditioned to accept that zaftig women are undeserving of worship.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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