heavyset
adjective
heavy·set
ˌhe-vē-ˈset 
: stocky and compact and sometimes tending to stoutness in build
Examples of heavyset in a Sentence
has the heavyset build of a weight lifter
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The woman described the robbery suspect as a heavyset man with a beard, police said.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
Armenta is a tall, heavyset man in his forties with a resonant baritone voice; Arias—three years younger, shorter, and thinner—sounds comically chirpy by comparison.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
Abdullah was a heavyset smoker in his early seventies who had already suffered a heart attack, and Burdick was among the most experienced emergency doctors in the country.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
Joaquín Guzmán Lopez appeared heavyset, with thick stubble on his jowls.
—Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
Armenta is a tall, heavyset man in his forties with a resonant baritone voice; Arias—three years younger, shorter, and thinner—sounds comically chirpy by comparison.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
Abdullah was a heavyset smoker in his early seventies who had already suffered a heart attack, and Burdick was among the most experienced emergency doctors in the country.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
Joaquín Guzmán Lopez appeared heavyset, with thick stubble on his jowls.
—Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for heavyset
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“Heavyset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavyset. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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heavyset
adjective
heavy·set
ˌhev-ē-ˈset
: stocky
also
: stout entry 1 sense 4
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