husky
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3.3
- adjective
- /ˈhʌski/
:
fornido
- Turning, Dan saw a husky-looking young man gripping the edges of the open hatch with both hands.
- husky man
- husky guy
- husky boy
I I but now that like, I'm fresh and like, I lost a little bit of weight, like I'm an attractive Husky man.
- I I but now that like, I'm fresh and like, I lost a little bit of weight, like I'm an attractive Husky man.
Examples
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He is a husky man who plays football and lifts weights regularly.
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I stood closer to him, sized him—my height but husky, laden with muscle—
Fiction book (1998) -
Does this make me look husky?
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I was kind of husky.
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My shirt size is medium husky.
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I've always kind of been attracted to husky men in hats.
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The only other guests were a middle-aged couple and a husky young man with a firm jaw and a stern expression.
Fiction book (2002) -
Just big and husky, a somewhat shaggy, unrefined appearance that overpowered his conservative dress.
Fiction book (1999) -
The husky boy was often chosen first for the school soccer team.
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She prefers to wear husky sizes when shopping for comfortable clothes.
Synonyms
24
4.6
A large, strong person with heavy muscles
16
4.0
A large strong person or animal with big, heavy muscles
3
3.9
Rather heavy in body, often said politely about a person
1
4.4
A person who is tall and strongly built
Large and muscular with a heavy body
Antonyms
Compounds
How Muscular
Surface Forms
Etymology
Husky meaning 'muscular' comes from the name of the Arctic sled dog husky, because those dogs are strong and heavy; so people began to call a big, strong person husky.