stoutish

[ stou-tish ]

adjective

1. rather stout.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stoutish¹

First recorded in 1825–35; stout + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

The speaker was a stoutish man with deep brown eyes: the first man from the bridge.

From Literature

Camp - and her dog, a stoutish puggle - will be returning to New York after a few years in California.

From Washington Times

A bald, stoutish white man went into the store and pulled off his coat.

From Literature

But no one could see the poignantly touching truth, that beneath the beaded mantle of this reddish, stoutish, middle-aged customer, a maiden's heart was fondly beating.

From Project Gutenberg

The Kan-wang seemed at least ten years older, rather stoutish and tall, and with an open, pleasing face, expressive of a kind and benevolent character.

From Project Gutenberg