stocky
adjective
of solid and sturdy form or build; thick-set and, usually, short.
stockily
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a word derived from
stocky.
Example Sentences
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A stockily built man’s pants sag below his waist when he stands to take a document from a court official.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2019
Seattle resident Dugdale, stockily built but feather-light on his feet, has performed the extended solo every year with Earshot since 2006.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2013
Cox was stockily built, with an owlish face accentuated by glasses.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 2, 2010
Pictured as tall and stringy by most outsiders, the average Australian is of medium height and stockily built.
From Time Magazine Archive
A stockily built young Negro, who introduced himself as Bill Williams, asked if I minded having him sit beside me.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
