heavyset

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. having a short and solid form or stature“a wrestler of compact build”“he was tall and heavyset”“stocky legs”“a thickset young man”Synonyms: compactstockythickthickset
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

heavyset \heavyset\ adj.

1.obese.

Note: usually men are portly and women are stout

Syn: portly, stout. [WordNet 1.5]

2.heavy and compact in form or build or stature.

Syn: compact, stocky, thick, thickset. [WordNet 1.5]

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