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Luke and the Princess. — Splinter Of The Mind's Eye;<br />

• (stumpy)- short and thick; stubby; stocky; Glancing back, Joanna saw the<br />

little stone still standing like a stumpy dwarf. — The Silicon Mage;<br />

muscly, twisted, senile, dilapidated<br />

stalwart = hardy = sturdy = stout = brawny = hefty = muscly = muscular = sinewy<br />

{tendinous = fibrous = stringy = unchewable = wiry}<br />

• (stalwart)- strongly and stoutly built; sturdy and robust, ( ;<br />

; ; ); She only saw him to be young, stalwart, and of<br />

extraordinary manly beauty. — Legends of Vancouver;<br />

• (hardy)- capable of enduring fatigue, hardship, exposure, etc.; sturdy;<br />

strong, ( , , ); They are<br />

quite hardy, and, like most other bulbs, should be planted in autumn. — The<br />

Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition;<br />

• (sturdy)- strongly built; stalwart; robust, ( ; ; ;<br />

; ; ); Strong, sturdy, bared forearms flashed regularly like<br />

moving, rhythmic shafts — Tramping on Life;<br />

• (stout)- bulky in figure; heavily built; corpulent; thickset; fat, ( ; ;<br />

); She was short in stature and inclined to become stout,<br />

her manners were awkward and her opinions narrow. — My Life — Volume 2;<br />

• bold, brave, or dauntless, ( ; );<br />

• (brawny)- muscular; strong; Tull slid to a stop next to Conan, overbalanced<br />

and nearly fell but was stopped by an outthrust brawny arm. — Conan the<br />

Indomitable;<br />

• (hefty)- big and strong; powerful; muscular, ( ); Expecting any<br />

moment to pass groups of hefty, hostile labourers, my ears were alert for the<br />

slightest sound behind us or ahead. — A Body In The Bath House;<br />

• (sinewy)- having strong sinews, tough, strong and firm, ( ;<br />

); He was handsome, strong, and sinewy--all muscles and flesh,<br />

and no fat. — The Dictator;<br />

• (tendinous)- sinewy; This partly muscular and partly tendinous partition is a<br />

most important factor in breathing. — A Practical Physiology;<br />

• (fibrous)- containing, consisting of, or resembling fibers, ( ; );<br />

The call of the sea was strong within him, and persistency was always

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