▪ I. ˈbusty
Rare corruption of bust n.1 or busto.
| 1684 1st Dk. Beaufort's Progr. 113 A busty representing him down to the waste. |
▪ II. busty, a.
(ˈbʌstɪ)
[f. bust n.1 + -y1.]
Having a prominent bust.
| 1944 S. J. Perelman Crazy like a Fox (1945) 117 The leitmotiv of the campaign was a busty Polynesian hussy. 1954 K. Amis Lucky Jim viii. 91 Bertrand's blonde and busty Callaghan piece. |