heavyset

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heav·y·set

(hĕv′ē-sĕt′)

adj.

Having a stout or compact build.

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heav•y•set

(ˈhɛv iˈsɛt)

adj.

having a large or stocky body build.

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Adj.

heavyset - having a short and solid form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thickset young man"

stocky, thickset, compact, thick

short, little - low in stature; not tall; "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; "a little man"

heavyset

adjective

Short, heavy, and solidly built:

blocky, chunky, compact, dumpy, squat, stocky, stodgy, stubby, stumpy, thick, thickset.

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heavyset

adj macizo, fornido

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