HEAVYSET

compact, heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset

(adjective) having a short and solid form or stature; “a wrestler of compact build”; “he was tall and heavyset”; “stocky legs”; “a thickset young man”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

heavyset (comparative more heavyset, superlative most heavyset)

(of a person) Having a large, solid, imposing bodily appearance; overweight.

Usage notes

• Heavyset suggests corpulence, and sometimes a squat appearance, but not extreme obesity.

Synonyms

• stocky, stout, thickset

Source: Wiktionary



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