heavyset en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɛviˌsɛt/
Etymology
From heavy + set.
Meanings
- (of a person) Overweight.
- (euphemistic, of a person) Overweight. ▸ Obese.
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(of a person) Having a large, solid, imposing bodily appearance.
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.
1989 March 20, “One Bear Of a Soviet Politician”, in Time:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most heavyset | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more heavyset | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| heavy-set | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Synonyms
husky · heavy · stout · thickset · stocky · husky · heavy
Translations (6)
fr corpulent (corpulent, and sometimes with a squat appearance) · nb tett (corpulent, and sometimes with a squat appearance) · nb omfangsrik (corpulent, and sometimes with a squat appearance) · pdt forsch (corpulent, and sometimes with a squat appearance) · bg набит (corpulent, and sometimes with a squat appearance) · sv kraftig (corpulent, and sometimes with a squat appearance)