Standard Lemma guide

stocky

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈstɒki/
  • General-American: /ˈstɑki/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒki
  • CMU ARPABET: S T AA1 K IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Sturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

having a short and solid form or stature

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a wrestler of compact build
  • he was tall and heavyset
  • stocky legs
  • a thickset young man

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: compact, heavyset, thick, thickset

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikanąder. Proto-Germanic *stukkaz Proto-West Germanic *stokk Old English stocc Middle English stok English stock Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English stocky From stock + -y.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: як (jak) — solidly built
  • Bulgarian: набит (nabit) — solidly built
  • Catalan: rabassut — solidly built
  • Chinese Mandarin: 精壯 /精壮 (jīngzhuàng) — solidly built
  • Chinese Mandarin: 結實 /结实 (jiēshi) — solidly built
  • Dutch: gedrongen — solidly built
  • Finnish: tanakka — solidly built
  • Finnish: vanttera — solidly built
  • French: trapu — solidly built
  • German: stämmig — solidly built
  • German: gedrungen — solidly built
  • German: stabil gebaut — solidly built
  • Hungarian: köpcös — solidly built
  • Icelandic: þéttvaxinn — solidly built
  • Irish: balcánta — solidly built
  • Irish: blocánta — solidly built
  • Irish: dingthe — solidly built
  • Irish: puntánach — solidly built
  • Irish: staiceáilte — solidly built
  • Irish: suite — solidly built
  • Irish: talmhaí — solidly built
  • Irish: teanntúil — solidly built
  • Korean: 다부지다 (dabujida) — solidly built
  • Polish: krępy — solidly built
  • Romanian: îndesat — solidly built
  • Romanian: bondoc — solidly built
  • Romanian: scurt şi gros — solidly built
  • Romanian: mic şi solid — solidly built
  • Russian: корена́стый (korenástyj) — solidly built
  • Serbo-Croatian: зде̏паст — solidly built
  • Serbo-Croatian: zdȅpast — solidly built
  • Spanish: redoblado — solidly built
  • Spanish: rebolludo — solidly built
  • Spanish: rehecho — solidly built
  • Spanish: trepado — solidly built
  • Spanish: rollizo — solidly built
  • Yoruba: síngbọnlẹ̀ — solidly built