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单词 heavyset
释义

heavyset

adjective

heavy·​set ˌhe-vē-ˈset How to pronounce heavyset (audio)
: stocky and compact and sometimes tending to stoutness in build

Synonyms

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

has the heavyset build of a weight lifter
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Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

heavyset

adjective

as in stout
being compact and broad in build and often short in stature has the heavyset build of a weight lifter

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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