stocky

[ stok-ee ]

adjective

, stock·i·er, stock·i·est.

1. of solid and sturdy form or build; thick-set and, usually, short.
2. having a strong, stout stem, as a plant.

stocky

/ ˈstɒkɪ /

adjective

1. (usually of a person) thickset; sturdy

Derived Forms

• ˈstockiness, noun
• ˈstockily, adverb

Other Words From

• stocki·ly adverb
• stocki·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stocky¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, stocky is from the Middle English word stokky. See stock, -y ¹

Example Sentences

The stocky songbird normally travels between the eastern United States and lowland South American forests twice a year.

From BBC

"You miss Russell Crowe, but Mescal is always watchable, with a stocky, swarthy, brooding presence," he added in the four-star review.

From BBC

Aside from the bartender, there was only one person actually braving the record-breaking 110-degree heat on the roof and watching UFC preliminaries on the wall-mounted TV: a gregarious, stocky, bespectacled older man named Mike.

From Slate

He’s stocky, with light brown eyes and tattoos of his late brother and a 170 Freeway sign on his upper chest.

From Los Angeles Times

Except, wait a minute, who was that small, stocky man bouncing out of the pack and suddenly leading cheers?

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• chunky
• corpulent
• stout
• sturdy