stocky

adjective (stocky, stockier, stockiest)

«stocky» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A stocky person or animal is short, broad and strong-looking, with a solid body. tree →

In the lessons

Stories: describing a character as stocky gives a picture of a short, sturdy, strong build, like a rugby player or a dwarf in fantasy books. Nature: some horse and dog breeds are stocky (Shetland ponies, bulldogs). It is a fairly neutral, polite word, not an insult.

Examples

The farmer was a stocky man with big hands. tree →
The stocky pony carried the bags up the hill. tree →
Bulldogs are stocky dogs. tree →
Our goalkeeper is short and stocky. tree →
A stocky dwarf guarded the door. tree →
He grew stocky and strong from working on the farm. tree →

Note

Comparative: stockier, stockiest (y changes to i). Similar: sturdy, thickset, chunky. Opposite: slim, lanky, slender. Not the same as «stock» (things kept in a shop).

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «stocky» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«stocky» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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