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costaud — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • burly adjective Large, well-built, and muscular, especially of a man.
  • hefty adjective Large, heavy, and solidly built; substantial in size or weight.
  • robust adj Strong and healthy, or built to handle stress and hard use without breaking down.
  • sturdy adj Strongly built and unlikely to break or give way.

Senses

costaud is used for these senses in English:

  • burly (usually, of a man) Large, well-built, and muscular.
  • hefty (of a person) Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; powerfully or heavily built.
  • robust Evincing strength and health; strong; (often, especially) both large and healthy#Adjective.
  • sturdy Solid in structure or person.

hefty — full definition

  1. adjective Large, heavy, and solidly built; substantial in size or weight.
  2. adjective Larger than usual in amount, especially of a cost, fine, or sum of money.
  3. adjective Physically strong, muscular, and powerfully built, said of a person.

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