stouter

The stouter the competition, the better.

The state applied these humiliating lessons to build a stouter bridge in 1950, and a parallel Narrows bridge in 2007.

Some snakes, such as boa constrictors, had long, slender upright teeth, whereas others, such as king snakes, had shorter, stouter, and more curved ones.

Things are a bit stouter on the defensive side where four teams, led by No. 22 Florida, among the top 20 in yards given up this season.

Through the first four games, all wins, Hartman gave the offense a real jolt while the defense looked even stouter.