heavyset

[hev-ee-set]

adjective

1. having a large body build.

2. stout; stocky.

Word History and Origins

Origin of heavyset¹

First recorded in 1920–25; heavy + set

Example Sentences

On a recent flight to London, the heavyset Puech squeezed into a middle seat on EasyJet, the famously low-budget European airline, according to people close to him.

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The educational piece required two children, one heavyset and one thin.

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Authorities described the suspect as a heavyset man wearing a tie-dye sweatshirt and blue pants.

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“Snakes!” a heavyset lady calls, sloshing through mud past us.

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He is heavyset and tall, and he uses his physicality to project strength in front of crowds.

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