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stocky

/ˈstɒki/ UK
/ˈstɑki/ US

Rhymes with -ɒki

adjective stockier · stockiest

of a person or an animal Sturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact. The girl in the robe is still performing her transaction behind the counter. The transcatee is a stocky Spanish-speaking woman in an orange dress.
Similar: stubby, thickset, big-boned, buirdly, cobby, dumpy, eurysome, fubsy, nuggety, squat, stocky, stuggy

Opposite: scrawny, slender

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adjective

Opposite: scrawny, slender

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adj solidly built

Español	redoblado, rebolludo, rehecho, trepado, rollizo
한국어	다부지다 dabujida
中文	精壯 /精壮 jīngzhuàng, 結實 /结实 jiēshi
Français	trapu
Deutsch	stämmig, gedrungen, stabil gebaut
Română	îndesat, bondoc, scurt şi gros, mic şi solid
Русский	корена́стый korenástyj

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@misc{stocky_2026,
  title = {stocky},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stocky},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}