zaftig

adj
/ˈzæf.tɪɡ/UK/ˈzɑf.tɪɡ/US

Etymology

From Yiddish זאַפֿטיק (zaftik), cognate to German saftig (“juicy”). Doublet of sappy.

  1. borrowed from זאַפֿטיק

Definitions

  1. Having a plump and sexually attractive figure

    Having a plump and sexually attractive figure; voluptuous, well-proportioned; large.

    • By his description the same broad. A zaftige piece too, in a mink stole.
    • Sportcasters are drawn from three different talent pools. Some are professional media people, others are ex-coaches and the most zaftig lot are ex-players.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for zaftig. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA