heavyset

== English == === Alternative forms === heavy-set === Etymology === From heavy +‎ set. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛviˌsɛt/ === Adjective === heavyset (comparative more heavyset, superlative most heavyset) (of a person) Overweight. Synonyms: heavy, husky Coordinate terms: thicc (informal, sometimes synonymous); obese (euphemistic) Obese. (of a person) Having a large, solid, imposing bodily appearance. Synonyms: thickset, stout, stocky ==== Usage notes ==== Heavyset suggests corpulence, and sometimes a squat appearance, but not severe obesity; thus, when someone describes a severely obese person as heavyset, they are being euphemistically polite. ==== Translations ====