FULL-BODIED


Meaning of FULL-BODIED in English

ˈ ̷ ̷|bädēd, -did adjective

1. : having a large body : stout , corpulent

his mother, full-bodied, with a mop of thick dark hair — Crichton Porteous

dangerously full-bodied

2.

a. : marked by richness and fullness of flavor

a full-bodied red wine

b. : marked by fullness of body

full-bodied ink

full-bodied varnish

3. : marked by breadth of scope, excellence of texture, or richness of tone : substantial

this full-bodied novel, fresh, dramatic, violent — R.L.Blakesley

the brilliant full-bodied numbers that our modern composers turn out — Deems Taylor

4. : having importance, significance, or meaningfulness

the United States played a full-bodied role in the world and did not attempt to secede from it — Roscoe Drummond

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.