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.

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Origin of thickset

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

Words nearby thickset

thick milk, thickness, thickness piece, thicko, thick register, thickset, thick skin, thick-skinned, thick-skulled, thick-tailed ray, thick-witted

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How to use thickset in a sentence

A former groom; born about 1767; short, thickset, wife-led, one-eyed.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
He was a short, thickset man with white side whiskers, and looked like an infuriated Santa Claus, for he was covered with snow.
The Belted Seas|Arthur Colton
Vulcan is represented as rather short and thickset, lame in one foot, with a cap on his curly head, and a hammer in his hand.
'Round the Year in Myth and Song|Florence Holbrook
Nearly every warrior in camp recognized the short, thickset figure and the broad, pleasant face when they presented themselves.
The Life of Kit Carson|Edward S. Ellis

He is swarth and thickset, and some five feet eight inches—full six inches under your own height.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill

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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