chunky

chunky
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. stocky, thickset. See shortness. Ant., slim, lanky.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. stocky, thickset, stout; see fat 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
thick, stocky, thickset, *built like a fireplug, stubby, squat, stout, chubby, pudgy.
ANT.: skinny, anorexic, *built like linguine, *like a beanpole, willowy. see fat
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Short, heavy, and solidly built: blocky, compact1, dumpy, heavyset, squat, stocky, stodgy, stubby, stumpy, thick, thickset. See FAT.

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