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单词 stocky
释义

stocky

adjective

ˈstä-kē How to pronounce stocky (audio)
stockier; stockiest
: compact, sturdy, and relatively thick in build
stockily
ˈstä-kə-lē How to pronounce stocky (audio)
adverb
stockiness
ˈstä-kē-nəs How to pronounce stocky (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • chunky
  • dumpy
  • heavyset
  • squat
  • squatty
  • stout
  • stubby
  • stumpy
  • thickset
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Example Sentences

That outfit makes you look stocky. the stocky boxer's strength and speed more than make up for his opponent's longer reach
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Word History

First Known Use

1622, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

stocky

adjective

ˈstä-kē How to pronounce stocky (audio)
stockier; stockiest
: short, broad, and sturdy in build
a stocky man

stocky

adjective

as in stout
being compact and broad in build and often short in stature the stocky boxer's strength and speed more than make up for his opponent's longer reach

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • stout
  • heavyset
  • thickset
  • stubby
  • stumpy
  • plump
  • squatty
  • sturdy
  • husky
  • thick
  • dumpy
  • chunky
  • squat
  • burly
  • beefy
  • heavy
  • fat
  • pudgy
  • chubby
  • round
  • bulky
  • rotund
  • brawny
  • corpulent
  • tubby
  • portly
  • full
  • paunchy
  • thickish
  • fleshy
  • overweight
  • obese
  • potbellied
  • soft
  • flabby
  • weighty
  • roly-poly
  • gross

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • slender
  • thin
  • frail
  • skinny
  • fragile
  • lean
  • puny
  • lanky
  • delicate
  • slim
  • angular
  • bony
  • gaunt
  • sinewy
  • spare
  • scrawny
  • rawboned
  • lank
  • slight
  • skeletal
  • wiry
  • scraggy
  • emaciated
  • haggard
  • cadaverous
  • willowy
  • spindly
  • anorexic
  • weedy
  • wasted
  • boney
  • twiggy
  • waspish
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