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adj. of considerable weight and size; "a hefty dictionary"

adj. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"

tidy, goodly, goodish, respectable, sizable, sizeable

adj. large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune"

husky, vigorous, strong, beefy, burly, buirdly, strapping

adj. strong and heavily built: "a vigorous old man who spent half of his day on horseback"- W. H. Hudson; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term: a buirdly lad for twelve"

stout, heavyset, portly

adj. euphemisms for `fat'; "men are portly and women are stout"

overweight, heavy, fleshy

adj. usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it

compact, thick, thickset, heavyset, stocky

adj. heavy and compact in form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thick middle-aged man"; "a thickset young man"

tough, strong

adj. substantially made or constructed; "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal"

rugged

adj. sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "a rugged trapper who spent months in the wilderness"; "those that survive are stalwart rugged men"; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture"

husky, vigorous, strong, beefy, burly, buirdly, strapping

adj. strong and heavily built: "a vigorous old man who spent half of his day on horseback"- W. H. Hudson; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term: a buirdly lad for twelve"

masculine

adj. (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable; "a masculine cadence"; "the masculine rhyme of `annoy, enjoy'"

adult, grownup, big, full-grown, grown, fully grown

adj. (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman"

stout, stalwart, hardy, sturdy

adj. having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes"

hardy

adj. able to survive under unfavorable conditions; "strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"; "camels are tough and hardy creatures"

virile

adj. (of a male) capable of copulation

vigorous, forceful, muscular

adj. having or suggesting great physical power or force; "the muscular and passionate Fifth Symphony"

dense

adj. having high relative density or specific gravity; "dense as lead"

doughy, sodden, soggy

adj. having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking; "the cake fell; it's a doughy mess"

heavyweight

adj. able to carry up 205 Ib (riding horse esp a hunter)

solid, massive

adj. consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter; "Earth is the most massive of the terrestrial planets"

middleweight

adj. of middle weight or a middle-weight category: "a middleweight boxer"

thick

adj. (of fabrics) "a heavy coat"; "thick blankets"

beefed-up

adj. made greater or stronger; "beefed-up sales efforts"

bullnecked

adj. having a thick short powerful neck

bullocky

adj. resembling a bullock in strength and power; "thick bullocky shoulders"

determined, beardown

adj. devoting full strength and concentrated attention to; "made continued and determined efforts to find and destroy enemy headquarters"

drastic

adj. forceful and extreme and rigorous; "drastic measures"

knockout, severe, hard

adj. very strong or vigorous; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow"

hobnail, hobnailed

adj. marked by the wearing of heavy boots studded with hobnails; "hobnailed laborers"

ironlike

adj. exhibiting strength or hardness like that of iron; "ironlike determination"; "ironlike nerves"; "ironlike discipline of the Marines"

powerful, knock-down

adj. strong enough to knock down or overwhelm; "a knock-down blow"

noticeable

adj. readily noticed; "a noticeable resemblance"

potent

adj. having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink"

reinforced, strengthened

adj. given added strength or support; "reinforced concrete contains steel bars or metal netting"

robust

adj. strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity; "the experiment yielded robust results"; "a robust faith"

solid, substantial, sturdy

adj. of good quality and condition; solidly built; "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings"

well-knit, well-set

adj. strongly and firmly constructed; "a well-knit argument"; "a well-knit theatrical production"; "well-knit athletes"; "a sailor short but well-set"- Alexander Hamilton

appreciable

adj. enough to be estimated or measured; "appreciable amounts of noxious wastes are dumped into the harbor"

right smart

adj. (Southern or Midland) considerable; "it's a right smart distance"

significant, substantial

adj. fairly large; "won by a substantial margin"

weak

adj. having little physical or spiritual strength; "a weak link"

puny

adj. inferior in strength or significance; "a puny physique"; "puny excuses"

frail, fragile

adj. vulnerably delicate; "she has the fragile beauty of youth"

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