stocky

[ stok-ee ]

/ ˈstɒk i /

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adjective, stock·i·er, stock·i·est.

of solid and sturdy form or build; thick-set and, usually, short.

having a strong, stout stem, as a plant.

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Origin of stocky

First recorded in 1350–1400, stocky is from the Middle English word stokky. See stock, -y¹

Related formsstock·i·ly, adverbstock·i·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for stocky

stocky

/ (ˈstɒkɪ) /

adjective stockier or stockiest

(usually of a person) thickset; sturdy

Derived Formsstockily, adverbstockiness, noun

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Word Origin and History for stocky

stocky

adj.

c.1400, "made of wood," from stock (n.1). Of plants, "of stout and sturdy growth" (not weedy) it is recorded from 1620s. Of persons, "thick-set," 1670s, suggestive of tree trunks, but cf. also stock in sense of "trunk of the human body" (late 14c.).

stocky

adjective, stock·i·er, stock·i·est.

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