thickset

[ adjective thik-set; noun thik-set ]

/ adjective ˈθɪkˈsɛt; noun ˈθɪkˌsɛt /

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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.

Nearby words

thickleaf, thickly, thickness, thickness piece, thicko, thickset, thief, thief ant, thief in the night, like a, thief, thieves, thiemia

Origin of thickset

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

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Examples from the Web for thickset

But do not the turnpikes, or fall-stops, with which these rivers are thickset, contravene also the rights of nature?
The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI)|Various
"There goes the throttler," said the thickset fellow, who still wheezed from the pressure of Ren's fingers.
The Mystery of the Lost Dauphin|Emilia Pardo Bazn
And then the thickset form of Simon Rattar appeared dimly on the gravel, crossing to the lawn beyond.
Simon|J. Storer Clouston
Leaning over the gates is a thickset man gazing with repugnance upon a lettuce leaf which he is holding in his right hand.
Sundry Accounts|Irvin S. Cobb

A short, thickset man, who did not belong to the battle-ship's company, for he was a prisoner.
Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812|James Barnes

British Dictionary definitions for thickset

thickset

/ (ˌθɪkˈsɛt) /

adjective

stocky in build; sturdy

densely planted or placed

noun

a rare word for thicket

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