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chunk·y
 chunky
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- pronunciation:
- chuhng
ki
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: |
adjective |
inflections: |
chunkier, chunkiest |
definition 1: |
of thick or sturdy build; stocky.
I was a chunky little boy, but I became quite thin as a teenager.- synonyms:
- heavyset, stocky, stubby, thickset
- antonyms:
- light, slender, slight, thin
- similar words:
- beefy, dumpy, fat, obese, portly, pudgy, squat, stout, thick
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definition 2: |
full of chunks or lumps.
I prefer the really chunky potato salad.Our family always bought the chunky peanut butter, not the smooth kind.- antonyms:
- smooth
- similar words:
- clumpy, dense, lumpy, thick
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related words: |
chubby, plump |
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derivations: |
chunkily (adv.), chunkiness (n.) |
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