broad-beamed en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, of a person) Wide across body parts such as the hips.
1969, Philip K. Dick, Ubik, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston: 2012, p 171. ' "May I use your phone book? he asked the broad-beamed, middle-aged proprietor. "In the rear," the proprietor said amiably, with a jerk of his heavy thumb.'
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| broad in the beam | alternative | lexicographic | |
| broad across the beam | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most broad-beamed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more broad-beamed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |