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How to pronounce stocky in English?

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Synonyms compact, heavyset, thick, thickset


stocky legs.

Examples of stocky

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The Tibetan woolly rhino was stocky like today's rhino but had long, thick hair.
From the sciencedaily.com
Reasonable work for the stocky lads, but at 6ft 6in this is no mean achievement.
From the irishtimes.com
Here McCarthy, a stocky, red-faced man with snow white hair, can be comfortable.
From the timesunion.com
Then I felt the arms of this 5-2 woman, those stocky but solid arms, envelop me.
From the washingtonpost.com
I have a naturally short, stocky build and a tendency to eat when I'm stressed.
From the guardian.co.uk
Stocky and tough talking, with a firm handshake, he seems like a man in charge.
From the guardian.co.uk
Victims described him as stocky and clean-shaven, wearing tan Timberland boots.
From the post-gazette.com
The stocky stalwart with a bright green head of leaves was actually born of fire.
From the latimes.com
He was a natural third baseman because he was short, stocky and quick as a cat.
From the inrich.com
More examples
  • Compact: having a short and solid form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thickset young man"
  • (stockily) so as to be stocky; "he was stockily built"
  • Sturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact
  • Market slang for Swedish Krona.
  • A term meaning compact, stout, and cobby.