Synonyms for thickset


Grammar : Adj
Spell : adjective thik-set; noun thik-set
Phonetic Transcription : adjective ˈθɪkˈsɛt; noun ˈθɪkˌsɛt

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Définition of thickset

Origin :
  • mid-14c., thikke sette "with parts or things set close together" (of grass on a sward, etc.), from thick + set (v.). Meaning "stocky, strong and square-built" is recorded from 1724.
  • adj stocky
Example sentences :
  • He was considerably under the average height, but thickset and strong.
  • Extract from : « The Kentucky Ranger » by Edward T. Curnick
  • By his side was a short, thickset man with dark, sallow features.
  • Extract from : « The River of Darkness » by William Murray Graydon
  • Rao Khan was a short, thickset man, with a round, smooth face.
  • Extract from : « The River of Darkness » by William Murray Graydon
  • But they did not see him just at first because of his short, thickset stature.
  • Extract from : « The Gods are Athirst » by Anatole France
  • The thickset, young man remuttered the period that they were there for the stuff.
  • Extract from : « Mountain Blood » by Joseph Hergesheimer
  • He was a man of middle age or upwards, of middle height, and thickset.
  • Extract from : « Simon » by J. Storer Clouston
  • The lieutenant was very short, thickset, deep-chested, and powerful.
  • Extract from : « Hunting the Lions » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • He was a short, thickset man with a German cast of countenance.
  • Extract from : « Mary Louise and the Liberty Girls » by Edith Van Dyne (AKA L. Frank Baum)
  • Men who were tall and slender, and men who were short and thickset.
  • Extract from : « A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2) » by Georges Perrot
  • She was short for her age—fourteen years—but thickset, with powerful limbs.
  • Extract from : « Wanderings in India » by John Lang
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