thickset

American  

[thik-set, thik-set] / ˈθɪkˈsɛt, ˈθɪkˌsɛt /

adjective

1. set thickly or in close arrangement; dense.

   a thickset hedge.

2. studded, or furnished thickly; closely packed.

   a sky thickset with stars.

3. heavily or solidly built; stocky.

   a thickset young man.

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noun

1. a thicket.

thickset British  

/ ˌθɪkˈsɛt /

adjective

1. stocky in build; sturdy

2. densely planted or placed

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noun

1. a rare word for thicket

Etymology

Origin of thickset

1325–75; Middle English thikke sette. See thick (adv.), set

Example Sentences

Jayden — who had grown thickset, with curly black hair and a pigeon-toed waddle — needed new socks and sippy cups.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2022

The same small quick eyes, the same thickset imperturbable body; the same schedules.

From The Guardian • Feb. 22, 2020

He’s a thickset, outdoorsy-looking guy in his 50s, bearded and wearing a green hoodie featuring the Second Life Freeze Dry logo.

From Slate • Nov. 14, 2019

Baker later pulled the book on the thickset right-handed reliever and realized Albers was the same size he’d been listed at for years — 6-foot-1, 225 pounds.

From Washington Post • Sep. 11, 2017

“Just why do you think,” carefully inquired Major Sanderson, the soft and thickset smiling staff psychiatrist to whom the colonel had ordered Yossarian sent, “that Colonel Ferredge finds your dream disgusting?”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller