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   bulky

   /ˈbʌlki/

   adjective

   • 1. taking up much space; large and unwieldy: "a bulky carrier bag" Similar largebiggreathugeof considerable sizesizeablesubstantialvoluminousgirthyimmenseenormouscolossalmassivemammothvastgoodlyprodigioustremendousgiganticgiantmonumentalstupendousgargantuanelephantinetitanicmountainousmonstrousmightyepicinordinateunlimitedking-sizeking-sizedgiant-sizegiant-sizedman-sizeman-sizedoutsizeoversizedovergrownconsiderablemajorBrobdingnagiancumbersomeunmanageableunmanoeuvrableunwieldyawkwardponderousheavyweightyinformal:jumbowhoppingwhopping greatthumpingthumping greathulkingmegahumongousmonsterastronomicaldirty greatwhackingwhacking greatginormousdated:incommodiousOpposite smallcompactmanageable
   • ▪ (of a person) heavily built: "a bulky, overcoat-clad figure" Similar heavily builtstockythicksetsturdysturdily builtwell builtburlystrappingbrawnymuscularsolidheavyheftygirthymeatystoutfatfattishplumpchubbyportlyrotundroly-polypot-belliedrounddumpychunkybroad in the beamoverweightobesefleshypaunchycorpulentbuxomwell upholsteredwell coveredwell paddedof ample proportionsampleroundedwell roundedcobbyinformal:hulkingtubbypudgybeefyporkyblubberypoddypodgyfubsylard-arsedzaftigcorn-fednuggetytechnical:mesomorphicpyknicrare:squabbypursyabdominousOpposite slight

   Derivatives

   • 1. bulkily adverb
   • 2. bulkiness noun

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