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. See thicket
   a rare word for thicket

Word History and Origins

Origin of thickset¹

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

Example Sentences

A former groom; born about 1767; short, thickset, wife-led, one-eyed.

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He was a short, thickset man with white side whiskers, and looked like an infuriated Santa Claus, for he was covered with snow.

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Vulcan is represented as rather short and thickset, lame in one foot, with a cap on his curly head, and a hammer in his hand.

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Nearly every warrior in camp recognized the short, thickset figure and the broad, pleasant face when they presented themselves.

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He is swarth and thickset, and some five feet eight inches—full six inches under your own height.

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