8
athletic(adjective, person, body, strong, brawny)
8
brawny(adjective, person, body, strong, robust)
8
burly(adjective, strong, robust, brawny, strapping)
7
muscular(adjective, person, body, strong, robust)
7
robust(adjective, person, body, strong, brawny)
6
big-shouldered
6
husky(adjective, person, body, strong, robust)
6
square-shouldered
6
well-built(adjective, person, body, strong, robust)
4
powerful(adjective, person, body, strong, robust)
4
sinewy
4
stalwart(adjective, person, body, robust, burly)
4
strapping(adjective, person, body, strong, robust)
4
strong(adjective, person, body, brawny, husky)
4
sturdy(adjective, person, body, strong, robust)
4
thickset(adjective, person, body, strong, brawny)
3
able-bodied(adjective, person, body, strong, brawny)
3
beefy(adjective, person, body, strong, robust)
3
big(adjective, person, body, strong, brawny)
3
bulky(adjective, person, body, strong, brawny)
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