thickset
Americanadjective
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set thickly or in close arrangement; dense.
a thickset hedge.
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studded, or furnished thickly; closely packed.
a sky thickset with stars.
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heavily or solidly built; stocky.
a thickset young man.
noun
adjective
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stocky in build; sturdy
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densely planted or placed
noun
Etymology
Origin of thickset
Example Sentences
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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
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
In walk a few White House staff – sometimes they can include Kellyanne Conway or star of The Apprentice Omarosa Manigault – and then Spicer himself, short, thickset with cropped hair.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 30, 2017
He was thickset and grizzled, dressed in a heavy rancher’s coat that had seen its share of labor.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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