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- DictionaryWell up·hol·stered/wel ˌəpˈ(h)ōlstərd/
adjective
- 1. (of a chair or sofa) having plenty of padding: "when such dinners can last for hours, a well-upholstered seat is essential"
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What does the adjective well-upholstered mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective well-upholstered . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Well-upholstered - definition of well-upholstered by The Free Dictionary. well-upholstered. Also found in: Idioms . well-upholstered. adj. ( well upholstered when postpositive) informal (of a person) fat.
(well upholstered when postpositive) informal. (of a person) fat. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'well-upholstered' in a sentence. well-upholstered.
well-upholstered (comparative more well-upholstered, superlative most well-upholstered) (euphemistic) Fat. Further reading [edit] “well-upholstered”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “well-upholstered”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
1. mod. alcohol intoxicated. She was a little upholstered, but not seriously impaired. 2. Go to (well-)upholstered. See also: upholster. upholstered. verb. See well-upholstered. See also: upholster. (well-)upholstered. mod. chubby; plump. Fortunately, he was upholstered enough that the fall didn’t really hurt.
1 (of a chair or sofa) having plenty of padding: when such dinners can last for hours, a well-upholstered seat is essential More example sentences Alexander waited until Maria had settled onto the sofa, before himself sitting down in a well-upholstered armchair.
persons grown fat and wealthy by long impostures. ( dated, printing) Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages; said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc. a fat take; a fat page. Alternative form of phat.
