heavyset
adjective
heavy·set
ˌhe-vē-ˈset 
: stocky and compact and sometimes tending to stoutness in build
Examples of heavyset in a Sentence
has the heavyset build of a weight lifter
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Sullivans Island Police Chief Glenn Meadows described the suspect as heavyset, in his 40s, balding with a goatee.
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
The woman described the robbery suspect as a heavyset man with a beard, police said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
The woman described the robbery suspect as a heavyset man with a beard, police said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
Armenta is a tall, heavyset man in his forties with a resonant baritone voice; Arias—three years younger, shorter, and thinner—sounds comically chirpy by comparison.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
The woman described the robbery suspect as a heavyset man with a beard, police said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
The woman described the robbery suspect as a heavyset man with a beard, police said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
Armenta is a tall, heavyset man in his forties with a resonant baritone voice; Arias—three years younger, shorter, and thinner—sounds comically chirpy by comparison.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Heavyset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavyset. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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heavyset
adjective
heavy·set
ˌhev-ē-ˈset
: stocky
also
: stout entry 1 sense 4
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