heavyset
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3.5
- adjective
- /ˈhɛviˌsɛt/
:
corpulento
- "Mr. Hendricks was the store manager, a heavyset man who always wore a white shirt."
One might say or people might say well, MO, I mean, the role calls for a a heavyset black woman.
- One might say or people might say well, MO, I mean, the role calls for a a heavyset black woman.
- And then you look at human beings, shorter, taller, medium, more light, more heavyset.
- I look out there and there's this ball, kind of heavyset guy in a tight mattress Sport coat.
Examples
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The doors were open, and two very, well, heavyset gentlemen in tuxedos stood by the door.
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The heavyset man struggled to fit into the small chair at the cafe.
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Oh, I thought he was married to the older, heavyset woman.
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See the heavyset guy at the bar with a camera?
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There was movement by the side of the house, and a heavyset man came into view.
Fiction book (1997) -
Camera takes them to a heavyset fellow standing in front of a door.
Fiction book (2001) -
Well, a tall, heavyset man could appear to be a giant to a little girl.
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"Where did you leave yours?" Two heavyset men in dark blue uniforms entered the tent.
Fiction book (1992) -
We're lookin' for a tall man, heavyset, athletic, about 30 years old.
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A man in a suit was presenting a plaque to a heavyset Black woman who was leaning on a cane.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
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1.0
Having a solid wide body or wide arms and legs
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2.8
Short and wide in body with a solid build
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3.7
Being large and heavy in size or build
10
4.2
Having a naturally large, wide body frame and broad shoulders
1
4.7
A person or animal who has a short, strong body
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4.1
A person or animal that has a wide, heavy body
Antonyms
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Heavyset joins heavy ('weighing a lot') and set ('placed' or 'built'), giving the image of someone 'firmly built'. So a Heavyset person has a solid, broad body and looks stocky.