■ adjective
1》 rather fat or heavily built.
2》 (of an object) sturdy and thick.
3》 brave and determined.
■ noun a kind of strong, dark beer brewed with roasted malt or barley.
Derivatives
~ish adjective
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. and OFr. dialect, of W. Gmc origin.