stocky

adjshort and overweight; short and muscular

Synonyms for stocky

adj short and overweight; short and muscular

Antonyms for stocky

Word Origin & History

c.1400, "made of wood," from stock (n.1). Of plants, "of stout and sturdy growth" (not weedy) it is recorded from 1620s. Of persons, "thick-set," 1670s, suggestive of tree trunks, but cf. also stock in sense of "trunk of the human body" (late 14c.).

Example Sentences for stocky

He reached the thin edge of the grove, stood behind a stocky bush and waited.

He was a stocky fellow, wearing blue overalls and a red sweater.

"He's never tired," she thought, her eyes glancing at the stocky figure.

The stranger was stocky and strong, his muscles toughened by a sailor's activities.

He could see him going down the street—short, stocky, slow, dumb.

The King was short and stocky and resolute, as if to overcome his own shortcomings.

Low-growing, stocky, and branching plants are the most productive.

The man was short and stocky, with Asiatic features and a long, stringy mustache.

Occasionally a stocky, swarthy individual shows Wallon extraction.

The fat that sheathed his stocky body had obviously not touched his mind.

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chunky

dumpy

husky

short

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