Heavyset
Heavyset adjective - Having a short and solid form or stature.
Usage example: he was tall and heavyset
Little
Little adjective - Low in stature; not tall.
Usage example: a little man
Heavyset and little are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heavyset" instead an adjective "Little".
Nearby Word: littleness
Both words in one sentence
- Bridgette's Belly: Excluding pregnancies, Bridgette does tend to fluctuate between a little chubby to a much more heavyset frame, at least in the early strips.
Source: Big Eater / Web Comics -
In Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box, a heavyset rich woman named Babette flips out because her precious little boy Tom is missing on the train, and she demands that Layton, Luke, and Inspector Chelmey all search for him.
Source: Mr. Muffykins -
Big Guy, Little Guy: Salem is not 'little', but Rios is distinctly taller and heavyset in comparison.
Source: Video Game / Army of Two
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