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 and compact

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

  • 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.

    Boston.com Top Stories 2011

  • The suspect was described as a stocky, white male in his 40s wearing a ball cap and driving a green minivan.

    Two stabbings in Leesburg 2010

  • 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

  • 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

  • You recall the stocky man with the wide golden belt and the red-gold beard?

    Shield of Thunder Gemmell, David 2006

  • 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

  • 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

  • In all three cases, the robber is described as a stocky white man.

    State Journal Featured Content 2010

  • In all three cases, the robber is described as a stocky white man.

    State Journal Featured Content 2010

  • The suspect is described as stocky, between 200 and 250 pounds and standing a little over six feet tall.

    WWMT.com : News 2010

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