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zaftig

adjective as in curvaceous

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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.

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

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She called her magnified, zaftig alter ego The Bunch.

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

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

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