Books, Bones and Bards

Lithe (nimble, graceful, possibly leanly muscular

Lean (thin/skinny but muscular)

Ample (overweight)

Plump (overweight)

Slender (skinny, possibly leanly muscled)

Wiry (thing and muscular)

Petite (typically used for women. Short and thin)

Barrel-chested (large, rounded chest. Not necessarily to do with weight but body type)

Compact (small, solid, not fat, not underweight)

Frail (old and/or sick)

Delicate (thin or susceptible to sickness)

Lanky (tall, awkward)

Stocky (muscular, broad-shouldered)

Stout (short, either fat or heavy-looking build)

Thickset (solid, stocky)

Gangly (lanky, often in a sickly way)

Dainty (delicate, not sickly)

minimalist pencil sketches of cats by Shou Xin (手訫)