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unbuxom

/ʌnˈbʌksəm/

unbuxom adjective: having small breasts; not buxom.

Adjective

unbuxom (comparative more unbuxom, superlative most unbuxom)

  1. Having small breasts; not buxom.
    • With clothes or without she is, in a slender, graceful and most unbuxom way, quite beautiful.1964, Eric Ambler, A Kind of Anger, page 20
    • […] the ersatz-French cafes, the ramen-ya, the robatayaki, the Brazilian/Israeli/Ethiopian curiosities, the beer cellars (where unbuxom waitresses masquerade hopefully as buxom Bavarian bar maids), […]1998, Gavin Kramer, Shopping, page 140
    Synonyms:
    flat-chested

Synonyms of unbuxom

Forms of unbuxom

comparativemore unbuxom
superlativemost unbuxom

Origin of unbuxom

From un- + buxom.

Questions about unbuxom

What does unbuxom mean?
Unbuxom means having small breasts; not buxom.
What part of speech is unbuxom?
Unbuxom is an adjective.
How do you pronounce unbuxom?
Unbuxom is pronounced /ʌnˈbʌksəm/.

Words near unbuxom in the dictionary

  1. unbuttoned
  2. unbuttoning
  3. unbuttonings
  4. unbuttons
  5. unbuttressed
  6. unbuxom
  7. unbuxomness
  8. unbuyability
  9. unbuyable
  10. unbuying
  11. unbuzzed

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