1. Large, plump, or well-fed in appearance; jolly and good-natured.
Usage: Scottish and Northern English dialect; Often used affectionately or humorously

Examples

• The gawsie farmer had a hearty laugh that filled the whole room.
• She was a gawsie woman with rosy cheeks and a warm smile.
• He cut a gawsie figure in his favorite armchair.
• The gawsie innkeeper welcomed travelers with open arms.
• Their gawsie host insisted on serving enormous portions at dinner.