stoutish
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of stoutish
Example Sentences
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A dozen eager newshawks faced a stoutish, oldish man, his face serene beneath a tall white mitre, his right hand caressing with a thoughtful gesture the large cross pendant on his breast.
From Time Magazine Archive
Barth�l�my Boganda, 48, stoutish Premier of Ubangi-Shari in French Equatorial Africa, which now bears the ambitious name of the Central African Republic.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bernanos is now 54, stoutish, heavy-shouldered, with a grey mustache and grey hair.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hour later, mystified newshawks were called into an office in New Orleans' Post Office building, recognized instantly a blackhaired, stoutish figure sitting behind a flat-topped desk.
From Time Magazine Archive
A bald, stoutish white man went into the store and pulled off his coat.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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