thickset

UK: /ˌθɪkˈsɛt/

US: /ˈθɪkˈsɛt/

US: (adj. thik′set′; n. thik′set′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

thick•set /ˈθɪkˈsɛt/   adj. 

1. heavily or solidly built;
   stocky:
   a thickset wrestler.
2. set in close arrangement;
   dense:
   a thickset hedge.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

thick•set  (adj. thik′set′;n. thik′set′), adj. 

1. set thickly or in close arrangement;
   dense:
   a thickset hedge.
2. studded, or furnished thickly;
   closely packed:
   a sky thickset with stars.
3. heavily or solidly built;
   stocky:
   a thickset young man.

n. 

4. a thicket.

• Middle English thikke sette. See thick (adverb, adverbial), set 1325–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

thickset / ˌθɪkˈsɛt/ adjective

1. stocky in build; sturdy
2. densely planted or placed

noun

1. a rare word for thicket