Physically vigorous or robust; not readily affected by disease or adverse conditions; healthy. Of a person or animal, or the physical constitution…

Of persons, and animals: Strongly and stoutly built, sturdy, robust.

Strong, stout, powerful. Of a person or animal: physically strong or powerful; lusty, robust, sturdy, vigorous. Also as n. Now rare (chiefly Scottish…

Of living creatures: Stout, stalwart, sturdy (cf. sense A. 8); esp. in alliterative phrases as †stiff in stour, †stiff on steed. Obsolete exc. dialect…

= stalworth, adj.

Of persons or animals: Strong and active in body; endowed with or possessed of physical strength and energy; robust in health or constitution…

Of persons or animals: Strong, sturdy, stalwart.

Full of healthy vigour. Of persons and animals: Healthy, strong, vigorous. Also of a period of life: Characterized by vigour. Now somewhat archaic…

Full of marrow. Also figurative.

Of persons or animals; Characterized by rough bodily vigour; solidly built; stalwart, strong, robust, hardy.

Rank, lusty, vigorous, in good condition.

Strong and hardy; strongly and solidly built, sturdy; healthy. Of a person or animal.

= vigorous, adj. 1.

Of persons (†and animals): Strongly and stoutly built, sturdy, robust.

Of a person or animal: capable of enduring fatigue, hardship, or adverse conditions; physically robust; healthy. Of a thing: sturdy, tough…

Strong and hardy; sturdy; healthy. Of a person. Now rare.

of force: full of strength, vigorous. Obsolete.

Physically robust; = rustic, adj. 2c. Now archaic and rare.

Full of marrow; filled or covered with marrow; (figurative) rich, full-bodied, substantial. Now rare.

Physically robust; hardy; (of health) vigorous, rude. Cf. rustical, adj. 4b.

Robust, sturdy.

Of persons, their constitution, etc.: Strong, healthy, sturdy.

Medicine. Totally or partially resistant (to a particular infectious disease or agent); not susceptible or only slightly susceptible.

slang. or colloquial. Of horses, etc.: Seasoned (from having survived attacks of disease, etc.); hence of persons: Experienced in some business or…

Able to withstand disease, infection, or attack by pests.

= salted, adj. 4.