Definition: lower than average
Usage: lowset ears; a stocky low-set animal
Similar words: low
Definition: literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension
Usage: low ceilings; low clouds; low hills; the sun is low; low furniture; a low bow
Synonyms: low-set, squat, squatty, stumpy, dumpy, chunky
Definition: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
Usage: some people seem born to be square and chunky; a dumpy little dumpling of a woman; dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears; a little church with a squat tower; a squatty red smokestack; a stumpy ungainly figure
Definition: low in stature; not tall
Usage: he was short and stocky; short in stature; a short smokestack; a little man