thickset

[adjective thik-set; noun thik-set]

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adjective

set thickly or in close arrangement; dense: a thickset hedge.

studded, or furnished thickly; closely packed: a sky thickset with stars.

heavily or solidly built; stocky: a thickset young man.

noun

a thicket.

Origin of thickset

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

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Related Words for thickset

blocky, chunky, compact, corpulent, dumpy, fat, heavyset, plump, solid, squat, stodgy, stout, stubby, stumpy, sturdy, thick

Examples from the Web for thickset

Historical Examples of thickset

He was considerably under the average height, but thickset and strong.
The Kentucky Ranger
Edward T. Curnick
By his side was a short, thickset man with dark, sallow features.
The River of Darkness
William Murray Graydon
Rao Khan was a short, thickset man, with a round, smooth face.
The River of Darkness
William Murray Graydon
But they did not see him just at first because of his short, thickset stature.
The Gods are Athirst
Anatole France
The thickset, young man remuttered the period that they were there for the stuff.
Mountain Blood
Joseph Hergesheimer

British Dictionary definitions for thickset

thickset

adjective

stocky in build; sturdy

densely planted or placed

noun

a rare word for thicket

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Word Origin and History for thickset

adj.

mid-14c., thikke sette "with parts or things set close together" (of grass on a sward, etc.), from thick + set (v.). Meaning "stocky, strong and square-built" is recorded from 1724.