CHUNKY

chunky, lumpy

(adjective) like or containing small sticky lumps; “the dumplings were chunky pieces of uncooked dough”

chunky, dumpy, low-set, squat, squatty, stumpy

(adjective) short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; “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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

chunky (comparative chunkier or more chunky, superlative chunkiest or most chunky)

Having chunks.

(euphemistic, of a person) Fat.

Of a cat: having a large, solid bodyline.

Synonyms

• (overweight): portly, rotund, obese, husky

Etymology 2

Noun

chunky (uncountable)

Alternative form of chunkey (Native American game).

Source: Wiktionary


Chunk"y, a.

Definition: Short and thick. [U. S.] Kane.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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