solid-looking

[ sol-id-look-ing ]

adjective

reassuringly substantial or stable in appearance: They're a very solid-looking, intelligent couple.

Origin of solid-looking

First recorded in 1880–85

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He was wearing (along with solid-looking jeans and a navy pullover) a pair of Red Wing boots.
Joe Zee Loves Utah’s Messy Look | Nicole LaPorte | January 25, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Turning from the prison and its solid-looking brickwork, the first glimpse of St. Paul's met their astonished gaze.
Bentley's Miscellany, Volume II | Various
The son was a well-made young fellow, handsome enough, thoughtful, and solid-looking.
Black Rock | Ralph Connor
A solid-looking and lofty tower, the Torrazzo dell' Aringo, rises at one end of the faade above the arcades.
Cathedral Cities of Italy | William Wiehe Collins
Right at the end of this rock stood my friend's house, comfortable and solid-looking, but unsheltered by a single tree.
Fifty-Two Stories For Girls | Various

The spot selected was a solid-looking piece of ice not much longer or wider each way than his dogs and cariole.
Winter Adventures of Three Boys | Egerton R. Young

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