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

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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

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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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