stocky

English

Etymology

From stock +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɒki
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adjective

stocky (comparative stockier, superlative stockiest)

  1. (of a person or an animal) Sturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact.
    • 1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 182:
      The girl in the robe is still performing her transaction behind the counter. The transcatee is a stocky Spanish-speaking woman in an orange dress.

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