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

I think full figured is still in the lead.
I do like voluptuous - but if you are describing yourself, you sound like you are showing off in a Nigella style way. And mad

Full figured.
Thicc..

He certainly did varian, and I think that ‘traditionally built’ definitely has a touch of the Wodehouses.
I sure AMcCS is a fan

Did Alexander McCall Smith not describe
his lady detective, Precious Mbotswe, as "traditionally built"?

My great grandmother used to describe fat women as being Big Boned.

Right now I have clothes in my wardrobe that I wear day to day that range from size 16-20, so quoting a size may not be as helpful as you’d think.

I once surprised a man by making a very pertinent comment about a subject that he assumed I would have no knowledge of. My response was that to tell him that I wasn’t just well-rounded physically. (I’m shaped like a weeble right now, but the inches are slowly coming off.)

MissAdventure

Cuddly? Nah..
Built for comfort, not speed? Nah...

Bonny seems a nice descriptive word.

But not all fat people are bonny.
Neither are a lot of slim people.
So that wouldn't work.

Indeed = intended

These are great! Probably not in the way I indeed, though!
‘Matronly’

What is that quote about Queen Mary I think, something about a ship at full mast ‘sallying forth’…?
Or is it Wodehouse? He will have some fabulous descriptions of the famous Wooster aunts.

Riverwalk re the thin lady buying a size 20.
I’ve always bought a lot things in a much larger size - I like them to hang and droop (there was another thread about this not so long ago).
When I was a size 8 I would buy jumpers and t shirts in a 16 say.

However, I’m definitely running out of sizes now! Many shops I like don’t even sell the size I want.

The advice to just say your dress size isn’t helpful, especially when many people seem to think anything over a size 16 equals ‘fat’.

I’m probably a size 20/22 but would prefer clothes in a 24.
Seasalt size 22 is perfect.
I can no longer buy dresses from Weird Fish, and I’m ‘just about managing’ with Boden.

Thanks all.
Keep ‘em coming

Maybe nicely rounded ?

Broad across the beam,by my grandmother who was also broad,as she described herself.

varian

Does "comely" not conjure up an image of a lovely curvy woman?

To me, ‘comely’ must always be teamed with ‘wench’!

My grandson described me as 'soft', it was in the context of a description of why he loves Grandma, and he write ' I love my grandma because she is all soft when she gives me a cuddle'.

I'm fat and unashamed!

I’m cuddly and proud of it, most of all OH just loves it.
I still wish I could loose some but I’m happy and healthy.

Buxom? Is that just for large bosoms?

I quite like comely, too.
Chubby?
I used to call toddlers chubby - if they were.
As I said, I was surprised the friend chose the larger size Riverwalk but it looked fine . I guess she could always take it in if too large but squeezing into a size too small is no fun.

My Mum, who had a sweet tooth but never put on weight no matter how much she ate, described someone she knew as "easier to jump over than walk round"

I know, it's hardly flattering.

Oh yes.

Does "comely" not conjure up an image of a lovely curvy woman?

I like plumptious AuntieFlo sounds like a very jolly person.

I think you can only say the word "matronly" if you do it in a Kenneth Williams voice.

Gawd, not matronly - it's on a par with stout!

As for portly, I think of that for short fat men.

Chubby ?
Or pleasantly plump
Matronly

I use well upholstered for myself.