Describing a person's muscles and general shape
barrel-chested
adjective
a man who is barrel-chested has a large chest that curves outward
beefy
adjective
a beefy person has a large heavy body and strong muscles
big
adjective
a big person is tall and heavy, and often fat
brawny
adjective
physically strong, with big muscles
built
adjective
used for describing the size and shape of someone’s body
bullnecked
adjective
with a short thick neck
burly
adjective
a burly man is fat and strong
coltish
adjective
tall and thin, and tending to move fast
compact
adjective
a compact person is physically small but looks strong
full
adjective
if part of someone’s body is full, it is large, wide, or has a round shape, especially in a way that is attractive
gangling
adjective
very tall and thin, with long arms and legs, and not graceful
gawky
adjective
tall and thin, and moving in a way that does not seem graceful or comfortable
heavy-set
adjective
big and strong
herculean
adjective
a herculean person is very big and strong
husky
adjective
a husky boy or man is big and strong
lanky
adjective
tall, thin, and not very graceful
leggy
adjective
a leggy woman has long attractive legs
musclebound
adjective
someone who is musclebound has extremely large strong muscles as a result of a lot of exercise
muscular
adjective
very strong and attractive, with muscles that have been developed through exercise
paunchy
adjective
with a paunch
pear-shaped
adjective
a pear-shaped person is larger below the waist than above the waist
pigeon-chested
adjective
someone who is pigeon-chested has a chest that sticks out in an unusual way
round-shouldered
adjective
with shoulders that are bent forward
slight
adjective
thin, not very tall, and not looking very strong
slightly built
adjective
someone who is slightly built is thin and not very tall
solid
adjective
someone who looks solid is big and has a strong firm body
statuesque
adjective
tall and beautiful like a statue
stocky
adjective
a stocky person looks strong but is not tall
strapping
adjective
tall and strong
taut
adjective
a taut body is firm with strong muscles and little fat
thickset
adjective
someone who is thickset has a wide strong body
upstanding
adjective
tall and straight
vital statistics
noun
a woman’s chest, waist, and hip measurements
well-built
adjective
a well-built person has a body that people admire because of its strength or beauty
willowy
adjective
tall, thin, and graceful
an hourglass figure
the shape of a woman’s body if she has a small waist and large breasts and hips
a wisp of a...
a small and delicate person
heavily built
a heavily built person is big and strong but not fat