THICKSET
thickset
(adjective) planted or growing close together; “thickset trees”
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
thickset (comparative more thickset, superlative most thickset)
Having a relatively short, heavy build.
Synonyms: big-boned, stocky, stout
Antonyms: sleek, slender, slim, svelte, willowy
Densely crowded together; made up of things that are densely crowded together; closely planted.
Synonyms: dense, thick
Antonyms: sparse, thin
Densely covered (with something).
Synonyms
• (stout, fat): See also obese
Noun
thickset (countable and uncountable, plural thicksets)
(countable, obsolete) A thick hedge.
(uncountable, historical) A stout, twilled cotton cloth; a fustian corduroy, or velveteen.
(countable, historical) A piece of clothing made from this fabric.
Anagrams
• sticketh, thickest, thickets
Source: Wiktionary
Thick"set`, a.
1. Close planted; as, a thickset wood; a thickset hedge. Dryden.
2. Having a short, thick body; stout.
Thick"set`, n.
1. A close or thick hedge.
2. A stout, twilled cotton cloth; a fustian corduroy, or velveteen. McElrath.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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