adj
heavyset
Heavyset (adj) means having a large, sturdy build.
adj
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Having a large, sturdy build.
"No Soviet political figure has been as irreverently outspoken about Soviet life or as ambitious to change it as Boris Yeltsin, 58, a heavyset, 6-ft. 2-in. man from Sverdlovsk in the Ural Mountains."
— , One Bear Of a Soviet Politician (1989)
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Etymology
Formed from heavy and set.
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What is the meaning of heavyset?
"heavyset" (adj) means having a large, sturdy build.
What is another word for heavyset?
Other words for "heavyset" include thickset, thick, stocky, compact.
What is the opposite of heavyset?
The opposite of "heavyset" is gaunt.
