It made me uneasy to be at eye level with him; I distrust compactly built men.

He was close to six feet tall, compactly built.

The Arunchal macaque is compactly built and has a very dark face.

He was a compactly built man with steady blue eyes, a strong chin and soft voice.

He was a tall man, compactly built, and richly clad.

Compactly built and never particularly good at sports, she fit into no popular stereotypes of a dancer.

He was a compactly built man who looked like a walking sports bar.

And a woman, compactly built but still somehow imposing in her own subdued way.

He was a compactly built man, his close-cropped hair graying.

He was stocky and compactly built, with the air of one who has known military service.