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stoutish

[ stou-tish ]

/ ˈstaʊ tɪʃ /

adjective

rather stout.

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Origin of stoutish

First recorded in 1825–35; stout + -ish¹

Words nearby stoutish

stoush, stout, stout-hearted, stouten, stouthearted, stoutish, stove, stove bolt, stove coal, stove enamel, stovepipe

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Example sentences from the Web for stoutish

The fronds may be moved into a portfolio formed of sheets of stoutish paper.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
The speaker was a stoutish man of thirty-eight, with a square face under a high forehead.
A Short History of Italy|Henry Dwight Sedgwick
He is stoutish with no marked coloring unless it be a cross between khaki and field-gray.
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Among them, holding the hand of a benevolent-looking, stoutish gentleman, was a mere girl.
All Roads Lead to Calvary|Jerome K. Jerome

She was a mighty fine-looking woman—a tall, stoutish figure, with as much pride as if she had been a duchess.
Overland Tales|Josephine Clifford

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