English Explanatory Dictionary

thickset

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a relatively short, heavy build.
  2. Densely crowded together; made up of things that are densely crowded together; closely planted.
  3. Densely covered (with something).
noun
  1. A thick hedge.
  2. A stout, twilled cotton cloth; a fustian corduroy, or velveteen.
  3. A piece of clothing made from this fabric.

Pronunciation

/ˈθɪkˌsɛt/

Word forms

thickset more thickset most thickset thick-set thicksets

Etymology

From thick + set.

Synonyms

big-boned stocky stout bulbous corpulent curvy Daniel Lambertish eurysome famine resistant gravitationally challenged horizontally challenged obese rotund round spherical big as a house bloated blubbery fat as a cow fat as a pig gross lardy poddy porcine porky tubby dense thick

Antonyms

sleek slender slim svelte willowy sparse thin
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