"heavyset" meaning in English

See heavyset in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more heavyset [comparative], most heavyset [superlative]
Etymology: heavy + set Etymology templates: {{compound|en|heavy|set}} heavy + set Head templates: {{en-adj}} heavyset (comparative more heavyset, superlative most heavyset)
  1. (of a person) Having a large, solid, imposing bodily appearance; overweight. Categories (topical): Obesity Synonyms: stocky, stout, thickset, heavy-set Translations (corpulent, and sometimes with a squat appearance): набит (nabit) (Bulgarian), corpulent (French), omfangsrik (Norwegian Bokmål), tett (Norwegian Bokmål), forsch (Plautdietsch)

Alternative forms

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