adjective
being compact and broad in build and often short in stature
a stocky but quick and hard-hitting catcher
Synonyms: ||chuffy, ||chumpy, chunky, dumpy, heavyset, squab, squat, squdgy, stubby, ||stuggy, stumpy, thick, thick-bodied, thickset
Related Word: plump, stout; bunty, low-set, short; lumpish, lumpy, pudgy; corpulent, fat
Contrasted words: lean, skinny, thin, wiry