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bulky

  • adjective
  • /ˈbʌlki/

Being large in size, mass, or volume; big, fat or muscular.

Other meanings

  1. Having excess body mass, especially muscle.

Related words

  • nonbulky
  • overbulky
  • superbulky
  • unbulky
  • bulkily
  • bulkiness
  • bulky refuse
  • bulky waste

Word history

From Middle English "bulki".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “bulky” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.