stocky

stocky

adjective \ˈstä-kē\

stock·i·erstock·i·est

Definition of STOCKY

: compact, sturdy, and relatively thick in build

— stock·i·ly \ˈstä-kə-lē\ adverb

— stock·i·ness \ˈstä-kē-nəs\ noun

Examples of STOCKY

1. That outfit makes you look stocky.
2. <the stocky boxer's strength and speed more than make up for his opponent's longer reach>

First Known Use of STOCKY

1622

Related to STOCKY

Synonyms

chunky, dumpy, heavyset, squat, squatty, stout, stubby, stumpy, thickset

Related Words

beefy, brawny, bulky, burly, husky, sturdy, thick, thickish, weighty; chubby, corpulent, fat, fleshy, full, gross, heavy, obese, overweight, plump, portly, pudgy, roly-poly, rotund, round, tubby; paunchy, potbellied; flabby, soft

Near Antonyms

delicate, fragile, frail, puny; lean, skinny, slender, slim, spare, thin; angular, bony (also boney), gaunt, lank, lanky, rawboned, sinewy; scraggy, scrawny, slight; anorexic, cadaverous, emaciated, haggard, skeletal, wasted; spindly, twiggy, waspish, weedy, willowy, wiry

Rhymes with STOCKY

jockey, rocky