stout  (stout) 
adj.
stout·er, stout·est
Having or marked by boldness, bravery, or determination; firm and resolute. Strong in body; sturdy. Strong in structure or substance; solid or substantial. Bulky in figure; thickset or corpulent. See Synonyms at fat. Powerful; forceful. Stubborn or uncompromising: put up stout resistance to the proposal.
n. A thickset or corpulent person. A garment size for a large or heavy figure.
A strong, very dark beer or ale.
[Middle English, from Old French estout, of Germanic origin; see stel- in Indo-European roots.]
stout'ish adj., stout'ly adv., stout'ness n. |
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