Broad-shouldered

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having broad shoulders.

    "Standing in her entrance, two men in white silk suits and butterfly-looking lace bow ties, black instrument cases by their side and black-brimmed white hats in their hands–my father, Nestor Castillo, thin and broad-shouldered, and Uncle Cesar, thickset and immense."

  2. 2
    Having a sturdy construction or constitution.
Adjective
  1. 1
    having broad shoulders wordnet

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athleticbig-shoulderedbig-shoulderedbrawnybroadburly

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"He was broad-shouldered and a head taller than most of his peers."

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