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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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