stockystock‧y /ˈstɒki $ ˈstɑː-/ adjective (comparative stockier, superlative stockiest) 
a stocky build► see thesaurus at short—stockily adverb—stockiness noun [uncountable]
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a blond, stocky boy
- Brandon's quite stocky really, isn't he?
- He's a big stocky bloke and he plays rugby.
- Claire was the younger sister; square-jawed and stocky, the one with the head for business.
- He identified Davis as one of the people and described the other as a stocky woman with a ruddy complexion.
- He was a stocky, forty-year-old Londoner with a pale skin and crew-cut red hair.
- Shorter than Carver - five foot seven - he was heavily built with wide shoulders and stocky legs.
- That's the stocky figure of Malachi Horan going down the hill now.
- The missing man is about 5 feet 7 inches tall, about 170 pounds with a stocky build.
- The picture shows him as a stocky, almost rotund man.
- The sisters had similar features but Rachel was shorter and stockier.
THESAURUSperson
someone who is short is not as tall as most people: · He was a short fat man.
quite short. This phrase sounds more gentle than saying that someone is short: · She wasn’t very tall – maybe about 1.60 m.
short and with a small body: · My mother was a small woman.· The girl was quite small for her age (=smaller than other girls of the same age).
used about a woman who is attractively short and thin: · She was a petite woman with blonde hair.
used about a boy or man who is short, heavy, and strong: · Harry was stocky and middle-aged.
short and fat: · a dumpy girl with red hair
formal literary very short or small – used especially in descriptions in novels: · a diminutive figure dressed in black
stubby fingers or toes are short and thick: · the baby’s stubby little fingers
Longman Language Activatornot tall not as tall as most people: · 'What does she look like?' 'She's short and fat, with brown hair.'· a short, stocky man with powerful shoulders· Mr Haddad was several inches shorter than his wife.
fairly short: · She's not very tall - about 1.4 metres, I'd say.· Well, I'm not very tall and my legs are short, so I always had trouble in the hurdle race.
not as big or as tall as most people: · a small man in a dark suit· How come I always seem to go out with small men?· My sister's quite a bit smaller and slimmer than me.small for his/her age (=smaller than other children of the same age): · Bobby's small for his age, but he's perfectly healthy.
short and small, used especially to describe children or old people: · We saw a little old lady with a walking-stick.· Who's this little boy in the blue sweater?· I haven't seen one of those since I was a little girl.
a woman who is petite is attractively short and thin: · His wife was a petite dark-haired woman in her early thirties.
a man who is stocky is fairly short and looks heavy and often strong: · Brandon's quite stocky really, isn't he?· He's a big stocky bloke and he plays rugby.
short and fat, especially in an unattractive way: · The cook was short and squat, with thick eyebrows and a slight moustache.· a shabby, squat, balding man in an old raincoat
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a stocky buildCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a stocky person is short and heavy and looks strong: a stocky build (=not very tall, but broad and strong)· The man was described as of stocky build with dark hair.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· He's in his late twenties, about five feet ten and of a stocky build.· The missing man is about 5 feet 7 inches tall, about 170 pounds with a stocky build.· Witnesses described the running man as about 5', of stocky build, and with an extremely florid complexion.· A homely man of stocky build he sported an untidy moustache.
· Laszlo Polgar, who is 43, is a small, stocky man with a biblical beard.· Marcus was usually silent: a stocky man with flat black hair and a private smile.· Mertseger's father, the general in command of cavalry, was a stocky man like Huy.· Bruce was a short, stocky man with red hair and a burning ambition.· Emerging from its door were two stocky men and a youth.· Habib Olahi, a stocky man, still stood at attention, his eyes fixed on the rich carpet.· Ernest Dickerson is a big, stocky man with a soft, warm voice.
a stocky build► see thesaurus at short—stockily adverb—stockiness noun [uncountable]