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View usage for: (stɒki) Word forms: comparative stockier, superlative stockiestadjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]A stocky person has a body that is broad, solid, and often short. Synonyms: thickset, solid, sturdy, chunky More Synonyms of stocky stocky in British English (ˈstɒkɪ) adjectiveWord forms: stockier or stockiest(usually of a person) thickset; sturdy Derived forms stockily (ˈstockily) adverb stockiness (ˈstockiness) noun stocky in American English (ˈstɑki) adjectiveWord forms: ˈstockier or ˈstockiest1. heavily built; sturdy; short and thickset 2. having a strong, often thick, stem said of a plant Word origin , stock (sense 2 ) + -y 2Examples of 'stocky' in a sentencestocky He dressed his stocky figure with casual elegance.Like many of the aircrew he was short and stocky.Generally for springboard it is better to be shorter and a little bit stocky rather than tall and thin.His legs are short and stocky.The aspect of the barbarian is fierce, his body stocky and robust.He is small, stocky and smiling.He's quite small and stocky.He's short, stocky and very strong with powerful thigh muscles.He was a stocky man in his fifties, with thin, gray hair.Her mind was her great gift, the compensation for a large, plain face and a stocky figure.Always a stocky man, he lost weight while in detention, but it has now been entirely restored.His chin is yet to be seriously tested but his stocky 5ft 7in frame certainly has a compact look about it.He shuffles across the room, his blue eyes wide and staring, a shapeless grey shirt hanging over his stocky frame.My father and myself stood slightly apart from them, short and stocky both, but with our feet firmly on the ground. British English: stocky ADJECTIVE A stocky person has a body that is broad, solid, and often short. ...a short stocky man in his forties. - American English: stocky
- Brazilian Portuguese: atarracado
- Chinese: 粗壮的
- European Spanish: achaparrado
- French: trapu
- German: stämmig
- Italian: tarchiato
- Japanese: がっしりした
- Korean: > 다부진체격이
- European Portuguese: atarracado
- Latin American Spanish: achaparrado
Definition (of a person) short but well-built She had been quite a stocky girl. Additional synonymsDefinition thick and short The sergeant was a chunky man in his late twenties. Synonyms thickset, stocky, beefy (informal), stubby, dumpyDefinition short and plump I used to be quite dumpy before I lost weight. Synonyms podgy, homely, short, plump, squat, stout, chunky, chubby, tubby, roly-poly, pudgy, squab, fubsy (archaic, dialect) Definition firm, strong, or substantial I stared up at the square, solid house. Synonyms strong, stable, sturdy, sound, substantial, durable, well-built, well-constructed, unshakable - stockings
- stockist
- stockpile
- stocky
- stodgy
- stoical
- stoicism
Additional synonymsDefinition short and broad He pointed a stubby finger at the wooden chair opposite him. Synonyms stumpy, short, squat, stocky, chunky, dumpy, thickset, fubsy (archaic, dialect) Definition short and thick like a stump Do these shorts make my legs look stumpy? Synonyms chunky, short, heavy, thick, squat, stocky, stubby, dumpy, thickset, fubsy (archaic, dialect) Definition (of a person) healthy, strong, and unlikely to tire or become injured She was a short, sturdy woman in her early sixties. Synonyms robust, hardy, vigorous, powerful, athletic, muscular, swole (slang), hench (informal), stalwart, staunch, hearty, lusty, brawny, thickset |