nuggety

/ ˈnʌɡɪtɪ /

adjective

1. of or resembling a nugget

2. informal,  (of a person) thickset; stocky

Example Sentences

Martin needs to get through relatively unscathed, starting at St Mirren, a nuggety team built in the image of their smart and tough manager, Stephen Robinson.

From BBC

And even if these formidable hurdles are overcome, City will then face Diego Simeone's nuggety Atletico Madrid or Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen in the last 16.

From BBC

I got a hay fever attack and sneezed ten or twenty times into a nuggety hanky.

From Literature

It is the club of Ryan Matyas, a nuggety winger who first represented the USA in sevens in 2013 and whose quest to play provincial rugby for North Harbour was ended when he could not get clearance from NZ Rugby.

From The Guardian

“The running backs are naturally suited to league as well. Watching PNG, they look like a team full of running backs, they’ve all got that nuggety build.”

From The Guardian