stocky
adjective /ˈstɒk.i/
/ˈstɑː.ki/ Definition
› describes a person, especially a man, whose body is wide across the shoulders and chest and who is short: The man was described as short and stocky and very strong. → Synonym thicksetFat or well-built stockily /ˈstɒk.ɪ.li/
/ˈstɑː.kɪ-/ adverb › a stockily-built manFat or well-built stockiness /-nəs/ noun [U] Fat or well-built
/ˈstɑː.kɪ-/ adverb › a stockily-built manFat or well-built stockiness /-nəs/ noun [U] Fat or well-built (Definition of stocky adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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