Synonyms for ‘Fat’ that aren’t Cringeworthy…?

I quite like ‘portly’ - as long as it doesn’t refer to me. ?. ‘Rather less slim than I used to be’ will do for me, thanks,

We used to have a rather portly cat.

Kryptonite

Ma Larkin. How beautiful was she.

Larkinesque.

DF used to say “built for comfort rather than speed”.

Doodle

Fanny how about describing yourself in biblical terms………For I am fearfully and wonderfully made. ?

Superb!???

Americans say 'full figured'.

Well made, my mum used to say.

I'm losing weight at the moment for medical reasons so would probably say that I'm working on not being overweight
But that won't mean clothes are easy to find, even when I hit the ok range. I do have big bones [many women's bracelets don't fit me and my rings are all large, I've not got fat fingers and wrists. I have a long back to waist measurement, many clothes end up with the waist being above my natural waist level, and having an ample bosom means that it is even worse at the front, often sleeves are too short too. Even when I reach my target weigh I will still need bigger sized clothes as the measurement across my back is wider than average, so difficult when it is a garment like a coat or jacket with no stretch in it, one in which I'll need to bring my arms round to do something at the front, ie I'm not standing like a soldier. Below the waist is a bit easier, I will be able to wear smaller sized skirts and trousers. Very wide feet and high insteps too so shoes and boots often a problem, and my feet and ankles aren't fat or swollen
Maybe I'm like a little teapot - short and stout

Describe by clothes size, not body size, e.g.

I bought a black and cream floral midi tea dress from Plumptious. The garment measures a comfortable 48” in the bust, with a generous 54” of gorgeous fabric across the hips. It fits as though it were made for me! According to Plumptious' size chart, this fits a UK size 18-22.

@Auntflo Plumptious is a beautiful portmanteau.

* We have a word in Scots, ‘sonsie’ which means ‘attractive and healthy in appearance’. It's similar to ‘Bonny’, which means ‘pretty’, not ‘fat’

* ‘Ah, what a bonny lass!’ = That bloke’s into her

We don’t have a word for fat - probably because traditionally, we were too poor to get fat:

Oats: “A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people.” Samuel Johnson, Dictionary of the English Language (1755)

Curvy seems to be popular these days.

How about 'a bit on the large size? Or well endowed? If you're anything like Kirsty Allsop you'll do though - I think she's lovely. And she has a WAIST!!

Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face.. OldEnough2noBetter

I'll stick with 'cuddly' as my DGC seem to appreciate me as I am.

Full figured gets my vote, I don’t mind plumpish either

How about having an ample figure?

My OH suggests buxom I quite like that

Why would I want to give acceptability to being obese, lardy, porky, chubby-chops, overweight, massive etc?
Look what doing so has created. Acceptance and Encouragement of being obese has created a whole generation of Bessie Bunters before they even get out of their teens.

I ve always thought Kirsty large too
t b h. So understand what you meant.

You can just say I've been over blessed! That's what I say when describing my bra size! lol

I saw a great bookmark once-it had a teddy bear on it, and it said "I'm not far, I'm fluffy".

The last time I bought a dress, I was desperate to find something to were to a wedding.

When the assistant in Laura Ashley asked me what size I was I said "as big as you've got - gigantic - enormous" which she seemed to think was quite funny but they only go up to a size 18, which by some miracle I managed to fit into.

Interestingly (or not!) I have some tops which are labelled Medium for USA and UK but are Large in France!

Design100

I ve always thought Kirsty large too
t b h. So understand what you meant.

Kirsty is buxom.

Do you need a label ? Why not just say I have chosen these dresses as they flatter my shape. Or I feel these dresses work well for my size or figure.
Surely the thread is about the dresses and that is what readers should be interested in and focusing on not how big or small you might be.

I can’t find Design100’s post.
But I definitely didn’t mean to say that KA is ‘too large’; or myself for that matter.
I was using Kirstie as an example.
I think that she looks great.
And to be honest, I think that I look great too, if a little ‘matronly’

My Mum always said she was ‘Well Upholstered’.
I am too.