Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having a stout or compact build.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obese.
- adjective heavy and compact in form or build or stature.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of a person Having a
large ,solid ,imposing bodily appearance;overweight .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having a short and solid form or stature
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Examples
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Obese and overweight patients are just as likely to get recommended preventive medical care as normal-weight patients, and in some cases, treatment of the heavyset is more likely to meet standard guidelines for care, a new study shows.
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The shooter, described as a heavyset man in his 20s, vanished into an alley.
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The thief, described as a heavyset black woman weighing between 220 and 240 pounds, parked a blue Volkswagen Beetle in front of the store.
chron.com Chronicle 2011
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The suspect, described as heavyset, unkempt and mentally unbalanced, is thought to be driving a
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The female suspect is described as heavyset and brown-haired, between 5 feet 2 inches and 5 feet 5 inches tall.
azcentral.com | news 2010
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She is described as a heavyset black woman standing 5 feet 2 inches and weighing approximately 200 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
CBS 5 - San Francisco Bay Area's source for news, weather, traffic and sports 2010
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The suspect is described as a heavyset man in his early 20s who was seen wearing
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The suspect, described as heavyset, unkempt and mentally unbalanced, is thought to be driving a 1990s Chevrolet pickup with a loud muffler.
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The man is described as a heavyset Hispanic male, who is 30-45 years old.
Latest Articles WOAI 2010
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He reportedly arrived at the restaurant by himself, but was seen walking out of the restaurant with an unidentified man described as heavyset, with dark facial hair.
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