bullnecked
Built like cattle
Bullnecked describes someone with a thick, powerful neck, suggesting physical strength or stubbornness.
The word evokes the muscular build of a bull: a bullnecked bouncer blocked the doorway.
It often carries connotations of brutishness or aggression alongside raw physical power.
Short and solidly built
- burlyHeavily muscled and broad
- brawnyPhysically powerful, well-muscled
- heavysetThick-bodied and sturdy
- broad-shoulderedWide across the back
beefy · squat · compact · barrel-chested · thickset · powerful · strapping · husky
Conveying threat or danger
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
overbearing · commanding · formidable · brutish · glowering · hulking · looming · confrontational
Firmly refusing to yield
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- mulishStubbornly refusing to yield
- pigheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- doggedStubbornly persevering
immovable · uncompromising · intransigent · defiant · obdurate · unyielding · inflexible · tenacious
stocky
Short and solidly built
- burlyHeavily muscled and broad
- brawnyPhysically powerful, well-muscled
- heavysetThick-bodied and sturdy
broad-shouldered · beefy · squat · compact · barrel-chested · thickset · powerful · strapping · husky · sturdy
menacing
Conveying threat or danger
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
threatening · overbearing · commanding · formidable · brutish · glowering · hulking · looming · confrontational · belligerent
obstinate
Firmly refusing to yield
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- mulishStubbornly refusing to yield
- pigheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
dogged · immovable · uncompromising · intransigent · defiant · obdurate · unyielding · inflexible · tenacious · willful