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   bux·om

   /ˈbəksəm/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a woman) plump, especially with large breasts: "a buxom blonde"

   Word Origin Middle English: from the stem of Old Englishbūgan ‘to bend’ (see bow2) + -some1. The original sense was ‘compliant, obliging’, later ‘lively and good-tempered’, influenced by the traditional association of plumpness and good health with an easygoing nature.

   Derivatives

   • 1. buxomness noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • B

     3

   • U

     1

   • X

     8

   • O

     1

   • M

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