broad-shouldered

Speech parts

1. broad-shouldered - Adjective

2. broad-shouldered - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

having broad shoulders

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Synonyms

big-shouldered square-shouldered hardy husky large strong brawny powerful solid BIG huge broad bigger robust athletic
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Antonyms

small gaunt weak thin delicate wasted
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Examples

big-shouldered and heavy-armed Source: Internet

He is blond, short, broad-shouldered, and has a booming voice. citation Darwin Bonaparte – a "big game photographer" (i.e. filmmaker) who films John flogging himself. Source: Internet

And more often than not, on the other wing in the manager’s preferred 4-2-3-1 was Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, a broad-shouldered forward with explosive pace, also a free transfer. Source: Internet

By Greek folk etymology it was sometimes interpreted as "broad-shouldered" from παχύς "thick, large" and ὦμος "shoulder". Source: Internet

Fans and foes alike know her as something of a warrior goddess, all chiseled muscle and broad-shouldered menace on court, dressed in flirty Day-Glo pink or -tight black leather. Source: Internet

Three other employees jumped in to help, and a smacking, slapping tug-of-war ensued between the broad-shouldered robber and the four petite restaurant workers. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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