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

Our laughter pierced the thickset quiet, as seemingly the whole neighborhood had opted for the comfort of the indoors that evening.

From Salon

Vinterberg also makes excellent use of Mikkelsen’s own past as a dancer, mining the incongruously fluid body language of a tall, thickset man with a jaw that seems carved out of lead.

From New York Times

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

From The Guardian

In the foothills of the steep Mount Lu, a half-dozen thickset men loitered around a roadblock they constructed out of bamboo poles.

From Washington Post

When he appeared, led by two thickset Hungarian police officers, he looked like a student on a Eurail trip gone wrong.

From The New Yorker