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stocky

2 syllables · also stockier, stockiest
adjective
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As an adjective, stocky means sturdy.

Meanings of stocky

2 meanings

adjective

  1. of a personan animalSturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact.

  2. Having a short and solid form or stature

    “a wrestler of compact build”

    “he was tall and heavyset”

    “stocky legs”

    Similar: compact, heavyset, thick, thickset

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: having a short and solid form or stature
compactheavysetthickthickset

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