husky
adjective (STRONG) /ˈhʌs.ki/ USDefinition
› A husky man or boy is big and strong.Fat or well-built
(Definition of husky adjective (STRONG) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- ample adjective (FAT)
- broad in the beam idiom
- buxom adjective
- chubby adjective
- fatso noun
- fatty noun
- flab noun
- fleshy adjective
- heavyset adjective
- matronly adjective
- meaty adjective (FOOD)
- middle-age spread noun
- obese adjective
- podgy adjective
- puppy fat noun
- rotund adjective
- spare tyre noun
- stocky adjective
- thickset adjective
- well built adjective
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