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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.


Etymology

Origin of solid-looking

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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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 Jul. 8, 2020

At 140 feet below Fourth Avenue and Spring Street, they found the remains of a prehistoric forest, including a solid-looking 3-foot tree trunk that crumbled after meeting the air.

From Seattle Times Mar. 14, 2019

Pardew hasn’t thrown in the towel either, fielding forwards Hal Robson-Kanu and Jay Rodriguez in a solid-looking starting eleven.

From The Guardian Jan. 27, 2018

He is impossibly solid-looking but doesn’t make a very big footprint in the room—he’s like a super–laid-back Captain America. 

From Slate Oct. 5, 2016

She locked eyes with the angry but solid-looking Z. Everything inside her tensed as she flew over the space between the beam and the doorway.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau

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