stoutish

A bit stocky

Somewhat stout; on the heavier or thicker side without being fully stout.

The -ish suffix softens the description: a stoutish fellow in a tweed jacket, a stoutish walking stick.

The word appears occasionally in literary contexts but is uncommon in everyday speech.

hefty

plump

Agreeably fat, well-filled

  • heavysetThick-bodied and sturdy
  • portlyHeavyset, especially around waist
  • chubbySlightly plump, endearingly

rotund · thickset · full-bodied · paunchy · fleshy · pudgy · tubby · potbellied · corpulent · overweight

sturdy

stocky

Short and solidly built

robust · solid · thick · compact · broad · muscular · powerful · rugged · strong · hardy

Opposites
body build/physique

stoutishslender

Thin and graceful

slim · thin · slenderish · lean · willowy

Family

stout, stoutness, stoutly, stouthearted, stouter, stoutest, stouts, strongish

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