adj.
- rather fat or heavily built.
- (of an object) sturdy and thick.
- brave and determined.
n.
a kind of strong, dark beer brewed with roasted malt or barley.
Derivative
- stoutish adj.
- stoutly adv.
- stoutness n.
Etymology
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. and OFr. dial., of W. Gmc origin.