adjective

• Having a full, rounded figure; plump (typically used of a woman)

  More example sentences

  • ‘a zaftig brunette’
  • ‘She was zaftig, or, as my younger son would call it, stout.’
  • ‘Because muscle is denser than fat, a lean, muscular athlete may weigh more than a zaftig woman of the same height who doesn't work out.’
  • ‘He has this zaftig lady friend who is always bugging him to quit and live happily ever after.’
  • ‘Her subjects are usually depicted with faraway Botticelli eyes and zaftig physiques, placed amid quasi-Platonic iconographic schemes and classical-looking drapery.’
  • ‘There are an unending parade of zaftig babes parading in short-shorts.’
  • ‘My American friend drove off with the zaftig owner of the restaurant.’
  • ‘Long has Sebastian peeked through the window to watch his zaftig neighbor across the way undress.’

  Synonyms

  big, burly, heavy, tall, bulky, thickset, heavyset, chunky, strapping, powerfully built, hefty, muscular, muscle-bound, brawny, muscly, husky, solid, powerful, sturdy, solidly built, broad-shouldered, strong, big and strong, rugged, Herculean