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stocky

adjective as in short and overweight; short and muscular

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The stocky build had dwindled to slimness, the thick silver hair tinted black, and the distinctive Ashton nose altered with putty, but those dark and penetrating eyes would be impossible to mistake.

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While there were still slender, wolf-like dogs, there were also many with shorter snouts and wider, stockier heads.

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The stocky Enriquez stood in the middle of the street trying to clear cars whose drivers had tried to block off what they said were undercover immigration agents.

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A stocky man in his early thirties crossed Central Park West and entered Manhattan’s famous Central Park.

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He stands at 6ft2in, has a stocky build and grey hair and was last seen wearing a long black trench coat, grey trousers and waistcoat, blue shirt, brown shoes and a red and white tie.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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