stockier; stockiest
: compact, sturdy, and relatively thick in build
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That outfit makes you look stocky.
the stocky boxer's strength and speed more than make up for his opponent's longer reach
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However, Schwarber looks like a player right out of the old school with his stocky build.
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John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
During the poker game, Bowyer and one of his friends, a stocky guy named Michael Greenberg who had been a fixture at those long-ago high school poker games, began talking to a man seated at the card table.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Briggs is a short and stocky interior defender who has short arms, but can be a contributor to the Jets’ rushing defense.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
So, every day, the stoic and stocky Floridian stood before the team and offered up one bit of information.
—Josh Kendall, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
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John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
During the poker game, Bowyer and one of his friends, a stocky guy named Michael Greenberg who had been a fixture at those long-ago high school poker games, began talking to a man seated at the card table.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Briggs is a short and stocky interior defender who has short arms, but can be a contributor to the Jets’ rushing defense.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
So, every day, the stoic and stocky Floridian stood before the team and offered up one bit of information.
—Josh Kendall, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Stocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stocky. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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