thick-bodied
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4.1
- adjective
:
de cuerpo grueso
- He was a thick-bodied man, so top-heavy he leaned forward when he walked.
- a thick-bodied man
- a thick-bodied woman
Examples
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"Gladys Dill was nearly six feet tall, thick-bodied, and short-haired."
Fiction book (1998) -
The day was overcast, and a restless throng of thick-bodied people wrapped up against the autumn chill hurried past, not one of them paying him the slightest heed.
Fiction book (2000) -
The players, thick-bodied descendants of Ukrainian-German immigrants, sweat and swear.
Fiction book (1998) -
Appearance: Thick-bodied snake (24-42") in length.
Blog text (12) -
I was standing before a thick-bodied, bald man who overshadowed both of us much like the willows overshadowed the house.
Academic text (2009) -
The players, thick-bodied descendants of Ukrainian-German immigrants, sweat and swear as they trained.
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The day was overcast, and a restless throng of thick-bodied people hurried past, wrapped up against the autumn chill.
Synonyms
88
1.0
Having a solid wide body or wide arms and legs
79
1.0
Thick and wide in shape
20
3.8
Plump and soft on the body, like thick cheeks or arms
14
3.4
Short and thick in shape, with a strong, solid look
12
3.5
A person with a large, solid body and wide shoulders
12
3.7
Being large and heavy in size or build
4
3.8
Strong and rather heavy in body or shape
4
7.3
A person who is very fat with a large, heavy body
1
4.7
A person or animal who has a short, strong body
1
4.7
Having too much body fat
Slightly thicker than normal, like a sauce or sweater
Antonyms
How Thick
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word thick-bodied joins thick ('wide' or 'fat') and -bodied from body ('the main part of a person or animal'). So it literally means having a wide or heavy body, and that is why we use it to describe animals or people with a broad shape.