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thickset

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thick·set  (thkst)
adj.
1. Having a solid, stocky form or body; stout.
2. Positioned or placed closely together.
thickset
Adjective
1. stocky in build
2. planted or placed close together
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.thickset - having a short and solid form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thickset young man"
heavyset, stocky, compact, thick
short, little - low in stature; not tall; "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; "a little man"
2.thickset - planted or growing close together; "thickset trees"
concentrated - gathered together or made less diffuse; "their concentrated efforts"; "his concentrated attention"; "concentrated study"; "a narrow thread of concentrated ore"
Translations
thickset [θɪkˈsɛt] adj → fornido
thickset [θɪkˈsɛt] adj → trapu(e) → costaud(e)
thickset [θɪkˈsɛt] thick adj [person, body] → gedrungen
thickset [θɪkˈsɛt] adj → tarchiato/a, tozzo/a


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Monsieur Faucheux's horses were serviceable animals, with thickset knees, and legs that had some difficulty in moving.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
The man who now confronted Gashford, was a squat, thickset personage, with a low, retreating forehead, a coarse shock head of hair, and eyes so small and near together, that his broken nose alone seemed to prevent their meeting and fusing into one of the usual size.
Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context
demanded a thickset, moon-faced young Flamand in a blouse.
The Professor by Bronte, Charlotte View in context
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