solid-looking

American  

[sol-id-look-ing] / ˈsɒl ɪdˌlʊk ɪŋ /

adjective

1. reassuringly substantial or stable in appearance.

   They're a very solid-looking, intelligent couple.

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Etymology

Origin of solid-looking

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Canal mud is treacherous, deceptively solid-looking on the surface but giving way to thick sludge beneath.

From BBC

But it also creates much more solid-looking virtual objects, similar to the AR images you’d find on phones and tablets.

From The Verge

As the shock of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death gave way to incredulity and alarm about the political situation she’d left behind, Democrats—especially Democrats in the Senate—grabbed the first solid-looking thing they could grab: the principle that it was too close to the election for President Donald Trump and the Republican Senate majority to fill her seat.

From Slate

That’s how I stumbled upon the solid-looking brick house at 404 South Royal St. — the kind of building you might just drive past in a historic neighborhood.

From Washington Post

"It was there for ages walking about, pecking away. Then I saw this solid-looking arrow - it was well-embedded."

From BBC