There are different theories about the etymological origin of the term that now concerns us. Thus, there are those that indicate that it comes from Catalan, specifically “fornir”, and we also find those that establish that it derives from French, exactly from the word “fournir”. However, there are also those who claim that it directly has an influence from German.
Well-built is a adjective that qualifies the person or animal that is characterized by its sturdiness or corpulence . The term is also used to qualify an item that stands out for its strength or rigidity .
For example: "The policeman managed to reduce the burly thief and immobilized him while awaiting the arrival of reinforcements", “The man who lives next to my house frightens all the neighbors with his husky dog that always barks and growls”, “In my adolescence I was less stocky, but then I started training on a regular basis”.
The stocky rating is usually given to a muscular and tall individual . The American basketball player Lebron James , to cite a case, he is a stocky athlete: he measures 2.03 meters and weighs some 113 kilograms . In general, all the people who work in basketball (basketball ) Professional are beefy, beyond which physical demands depend on the position they occupy on the court.
Therefore, among the synonyms of beefy we find adjectives such as strong, corpulent, herculean, strong or membrudo for example. With respect to the antonyms of this word we can emphasize weak, enclenque, fragile, weak, soft, delicate ...
Occasionally, anyway, someone burly is called burly, even if they are overweight. A young man who measures 1.60 meters and weighs 150 kilos for example has obesity , but could be qualified as stocky.
Despite this, it can be said in general that the fact of being stocky is associated with healthy Yet the beauty , especially male. It is assumed that a stocky young man performs physical activity, enjoys good Health And it is attractive.
Many creatures of fiction On the other hand, they exhibit stocky figures. Among superheroes, stocky characters abound like Superman , he Incredible Hulk and Thor . Another character that stands out for his stocky body is Johnny Bravo , a star of the channel cartoon Network .
At present we can highlight that there are several Hollywood actors who stand out not only for their performances but also because they are very stocky. Specifically, among those we can highlight the following:
-Dwayne Johnson is known precisely as The Rock for the muscular appearance it has. Hence, it is customary to give life to characters that are identified by that same characteristic. Thus, he has played both football players and demigods of Egyptian mythology.
-Chris Hemsworth. The husband of the Spanish actress Elsa Pataky is recognized as one of the strongest actors of the moment. And that has led him, for example, to bring the god of thunder, Thor, to life on the big screen.
-Jason Statham is, likewise, other Hollywood celebrities that stands out for its muscular body and body. Hence it is usual to see it in action movies giving life to "thugs."
