thickset
/ˈθɪkˌsɛt/
adjective
- Having a broad, sturdy, and solid body; stocky and strong.
- He was a thickset man with broad shoulders and a strong jaw.
- Her thickset build made her an excellent rugby player.
- The thickset guard stood firmly at the entrance.
- Planted or growing close together; dense.
- We walked through a thickset forest where sunlight barely reached the ground.
- The thickset hedge provided privacy for the garden.
- The farmer planted a thickset row of trees to block the wind.