stocky
adjective
of solid and sturdy form or build; thick-set and, usually, short.
stockier
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comparativeof stocky.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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While there were still slender, wolf-like dogs, there were also many with shorter snouts and wider, stockier heads.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025
Down the status and stature yardstick are the shorter, stockier Mediterranean fan palm as well as the jelly palm, whose fruit lives up to the name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2025
Dr. Scherer is shorter and stockier, with hair pulled into a ponytail and a beard that dusts his chin with gray.
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2022
He was built like an uncle, stockier than everybody in the cabin.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2022
Gino, Tommy, and all of those eighth-grade guys seemed to have grown taller and stockier.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
