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adjective
- 1. broad and sturdily built: "he had a short, stocky body"
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STOCKY definition: 1. A stocky person, especially a man, is fairly short and has a body that is wide across the…. Learn more.
A stocky person, especially a man, is fairly short and has a body that is wide across the shoulders and chest: The man was described as short and stocky and very strong. Synonyms. heavyset. thickset. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Animal physiology: fat or well-built. baby fat. blob. blubbery. bulky. chubbiness. chubster. corpulent.
The meaning of STOCKY is compact, sturdy, and relatively thick in build. How to use stocky in a sentence.
Stocky definition: of solid and sturdy form or build; thick-set and, usually, short.. See examples of STOCKY used in a sentence.
A stocky person has a body that is broad, solid, and often short. He was stocky with broad shoulders and had tremendous strength and stamina. Synonyms: thickset , solid , sturdy , chunky More Synonyms of stocky
The big, strong guy who works tossing heavy boxes up on a loading dock at a warehouse is stocky. People who are stocky tend to be somewhat short and fairly heavy. Your stocky next-door neighbor is strong and solid, and his stocky bull dog is too.
stocky - having a short and solid form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thickset young man"
Something was placed over her nose and mouth and after a silent struggle; a stocky figure carried the child downstairs. I asked, just as a stocky bearded man dressed in a brown religious smock came out of a side door.
Definition of stocky adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "STOCKY": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
