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healthy(adjective, strong, tough, fit, powerful)
9
hearty(adjective, person, body, strong, tough)
9
thickset(adjective, person, body, strong, big)
8
able-bodied(adjective, person, body, strong, strength)
8
bulky(adjective, person, body, strong, large)
8
fleshy(adjective, strong, big, heavy, size)
8
stocky(adjective, person, body, strong, sturdy)
7
fat(adjective, large, sturdy, size, robust)
7
large(adjective, person, body, heavy, stout)
7
vital(adjective, strong, tough, fit, healthy)
7
well-built(adjective, person, body, strong, sturdy)
6
Herculean(adjective, strong, solid, powerful, vigorous)
6
broad-shouldered(adjective, person, body, strong, strength)
6
corpulent(adjective, big, heavy, large, sturdy)
6
hale(adjective, strong, tough, fit, powerful)
6
obese(adjective, big, heavy, large, size)
6
wiry(adjective, strong, strength, well-built, beefy)
5
big(adjective, person, body, strong, tough)
5
chunky(adjective, big, heavy, large, stout)
5
heavy(adjective, person, body, big, powerful)
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