stockier; stockiest
: compact, sturdy, and relatively thick in build
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Examples of stocky in a Sentence
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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Dupont, a stocky 5-foot, 9-inch, 190-pound slab of genius, started on the bench, ready to come into the game as an impact substitute.
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Alexander Smith, NBC News, 27 July 2024
The suspect, described as a stocky man with a gray beard wearing a baseball cap, gray and black fleece type jacket, possibly Columbia or North Face, dark-colored pants or sweats, possibly Adidas, and light shoes, entered the Citizens Bank at 263 Hemingway Ave.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2024
Also called meadow mice, these rodents are 3 to 7 inches long with short legs and tails with stocky bodies.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 July 2024
Advertisement Yosemite toads, which are stocky and have bumpy light skin and dark blotches, are primarily found at higher elevations — up to 12,000 feet.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
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Alexander Smith, NBC News, 27 July 2024
The suspect, described as a stocky man with a gray beard wearing a baseball cap, gray and black fleece type jacket, possibly Columbia or North Face, dark-colored pants or sweats, possibly Adidas, and light shoes, entered the Citizens Bank at 263 Hemingway Ave.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2024
Also called meadow mice, these rodents are 3 to 7 inches long with short legs and tails with stocky bodies.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 July 2024
Advertisement Yosemite toads, which are stocky and have bumpy light skin and dark blotches, are primarily found at higher elevations — up to 12,000 feet.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
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“Stocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stocky. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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