Gross and Spindly

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Gross adjective - Having an excess of body fat.

Usage example: a very gross man trying to squeeze into a seat in the plane's coach section

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Spindly is an antonym for gross.

Nearby Words: grossed, grossly, grossing

Spindly adjective - Being tall, thin and usually loose-jointed.

Usage example: spindly, underfed dogs roamed the poverty-stricken village

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Gross is an antonym for spindly.

Nearby Words: spindle, spindling, spindled

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