Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Solidly built; sturdy.
- adjective Chubby; plump.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Short and stout; stumpy; stock-like.
- In zoology, of stout or thick-set form; stout-bodied.
- In botany, having a strong, stout stem, not spindling.
- Headstrong; stubborn.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Short and thick; thick rather than tall or corpulent.
- adjective Prov. Eng. Headstrong.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of a person or an animal
sturdy ;solidly built ;heavy andcompact
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having a short and solid form or stature
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Examples
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The assailant was described as a stocky, muscular black male wearing a baseball cap with a "B" on the front, a dark hooded sweatshirt, and dark jeans.
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The suspect was described as a stocky, white male in his 40s wearing a ball cap and driving a green minivan.
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As far as what he said about the stocky black guy: he was also described as a stocky or maybe even fat white guy, and that wasn't racist, was it?
Blowin' Bob talks to the NAACP: an eyewitness report Sinfonian 2007
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As far as what he said about the stocky black guy: he was also described as a stocky or maybe even fat white guy, and that wasn't racist, was it?
Archive 2007-08-19 Sinfonian 2007
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You recall the stocky man with the wide golden belt and the red-gold beard?
Shield of Thunder Gemmell, David 2006
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For they are a little people, smaller than Dwarves: less stout and stocky, that is, even when they are not actually much shorter.
The Fellowship of the Ring Tolkien, J. R. R. 1965
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For they are a little people, smaller than Dwarves: less tout and stocky, that is, even when they are not actually much shorter.
The Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J. R. R. 1954
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In all three cases, the robber is described as a stocky white man.
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In all three cases, the robber is described as a stocky white man.
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The suspect is described as stocky, between 200 and 250 pounds and standing a little over six feet tall.
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Prolagus commented on the word stocky
No more an orphan word.
December 15, 2008