broad-shouldered
adj 2
Collocations
3ADJ.
short
PREP.
with
ADV.
distinctly
Definitions
adj
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
Having a sturdy construction or constitution.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — having broad shoulders
- big-shouldered
- square-shouldered
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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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,
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He was broad-shouldered and a head taller than most of his peers.
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My husband is broad-shouldered, with distinctly short arms.
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