English adjective: low-set | |||
1. | low-set short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature | ||
Samples | Some people seem born to be square and chunky. A dumpy little dumpling of a woman. Dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears. A little church with a squat tower. A squatty red smokestack. A stumpy ungainly figure. | ||
Synonyms | chunky, dumpy, squat, squatty, stumpy | ||
Similar | little, short | ||
Antonyms | tall | ||
2. | low-set lower than average | ||
Samples | Lowset ears. A stocky low-set animal. | ||
Synonyms | lowset | ||
Similar | low | ||
Antonyms | high | ||