thickset

[ adjective thik-set; noun thik-set ]

adjective

1. set thickly or in close arrangement; dense:

   a thickset hedge.

2. studded, or furnished thickly; closely packed:

   a sky thickset with stars.

3. heavily or solidly built; stocky:

   a thickset young man.

noun

1. a thicket.

thickset

/ ˌθɪkˈsɛt /

adjective

1. stocky in build; sturdy
2. densely planted or placed

noun

1. a rare word for thicket

Word History and Origins

Origin of thickset¹

1325–75; Middle English thikke sette. See thick (adv.), set

Example Sentences

Our laughter pierced the thickset quiet, as seemingly the whole neighborhood had opted for the comfort of the indoors that evening.

From Salon

Vinterberg also makes excellent use of Mikkelsen’s own past as a dancer, mining the incongruously fluid body language of a tall, thickset man with a jaw that seems carved out of lead.

From New York Times

The same small quick eyes, the same thickset imperturbable body; the same schedules.

From The Guardian

In the foothills of the steep Mount Lu, a half-dozen thickset men loitered around a roadblock they constructed out of bamboo poles.

From Washington Post

A thickset young man in a plaid shirt got out of the passenger side and gestured for Salvador and Lupita to come up to the car.

From Literature