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What is the adjective for thickset?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs thicken and thick which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

thick
  1. Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
  2. Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.
  3. Heavy in build; thickset.
  4. Densely crowded or packed.
  5. Having a viscous consistency.
  6. Abounding in number.
  7. Impenetrable to sight.
  8. Difficult to understand, or poorly articulated.
  9. (informal) Stupid.
  10. (informal) Friendly or intimate.
  11. Deep, intense, or profound.
  12. (Britain, dated) troublesome; unreasonable
  13. (slang, chiefly of women) Curvy and voluptuous, and especially having large hips.
  14. Synonyms:
  15. Examples:
    1. “The pool table had noticeably large, thick legs.”
      “The ice that covers the surface is about six inches thick.”
      “Once it has the consistency of thick cream, pour the mixture into warm sterilized jars.”
thickset
  1. Having a short, heavy build; stout.
  2. Closely planted.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “His companion grabbed a stool that sat by an unattended stall and gave it to the muscular, thickset man.”
      “John, despite being active and athletic, had always struggled with his thickset physique, constantly battling with excess body fat.”
      “The garden is surrounded by a thickset hedge of holly and yew.”
thickflowing
thicksome
  1. Characterised or marked by thickness
thicc
thicke
  1. Obsolete spelling of thick
  2. Examples:
    1. “Years ago, Alan Thicke was the host of a late-night talk show that had me on as a guest.”
      “While Cyrus caught the brunt of the controversy, there was still some blowback against Thicke, who is married with children.”
      “Also, at the time of his deposition Thicke had been off of pills for two months, because his wife left him in February.”
thickish
  1. Somewhat thick.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Cut in thickish slices with a serrated knife and serve warm, at room temperature or cold.”
      “So he pushed a thickish book towards me, asking me to check if my name was in there.”
      “With his own nose — which is no small appendage, with a bulbous end and a thickish bridge — Domingo said he had always been content.”
thiccer
thicker
thiccest
thickest
thickened
thickening
thicked
  1. simple past tense and past participle of thick
thicking
  1. present participle of thick
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