† bulkishadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Of considerable bulk, big.
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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > of large volume or bulky
burlyc1400
bulkedc1420
massyc1540
bowerly1542
lumpish1545
big-bodied1561
massy?1571
spacious1595
voluminousa1635
grossy1648
bulkishc1660
bulky1687
bulksomea1693
material1715
bouksome1785
dinosaurian1916
dinosauric1922
c1660 Hist. Europe 434 in Burton's Diary (1828) III. 547 He was a knight of the new order already, & grown very bulkish & considerable.
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adj.c1660