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adjective, chunk·i·er, chunk·i·est. thick or stout; stocky.
in chunks.
full of chunks; coarse: chunky peanut butter; The soup was so chunky it was almost a stew.
Origin of chunky An Americanism dating back to 1745–55; chunk1 + -y1
OTHER WORDS FROM chunky chunk·i·ly, adverb chunk·i·ness, noun Words nearby chunky Chungju, Chungking, Chunjie, chunk, chunking, chunky , Chunnel, chunter, chupacabra, chupatti, chuppah
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Example sentences from the Web for chunky However, the new results suggest that, at the dawn of the solar system when the currently Empire-State-building-sized Bennu was part of much chunkier object perhaps 60 miles across, water flowed rather plentifully.
Local asteroid Bennu used to be filled with tiny rivers | Charlie Wood| October 8, 2020| Popular Science
Keefe saw these main traits— like front-burrowing action and top-heavy musculature—pop up at eight different points in evolutionary history, meaning that even if two chunky frogs look alike, there’s a chance that they had very different ancestors.
These buff frogs never skip arm day | Sara Kiley Watson| September 25, 2020| Popular Science
A limited number of medical patients will be able to purchase “Chunky Diesel” or “Alien Dawg” for just $100.
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In the morning I stumbled down the staircase and choked down a chunky breakfast smoothie.
Aubrey Plaza’s Great Disconnect | Aubrey Plaza| August 15, 2014| DAILY BEAST
And what could be more real than the clunky, chunky Enterprise?
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The chunky bodies, with limbs crudely bolted together, look disturbingly like the torsos of ripped action men.
Pippa's Unflattering Action Figure | Tom Sykes| November 9, 2011| DAILY BEAST
Cleveland was a chunky 37-year-old bachelor whose six-foot frame projected a figure of might and vitality.
America's Forgotten Presidential Sex Scandal | Charles Lachman| May 23, 2011| DAILY BEAST
The chunky roan climbed briskly, contentedly rolling the cricket in his bit.
Rim o' the World | B. M. Bower
Charlie John, returning, sniffed suspiciously, but Chunky had the bottle out of sight.
The Pony Rider Boys in New England | Frank Gee Patchin
Chunky 's proposition was too much even for the gravity of Professor Zepplin, whose body shook with laughter.
The Pony Rider Boys in New England | Frank Gee Patchin
Funny old codgers they were, and as much alike as two peas in a pod—fat, chunky , ragged looking old rascals.
Across the Mesa | Jarvis Hall
“Hi, Mr. Thorne,” greeted one of them, a chunky little fellow half hidden behind a huge camera.
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British Dictionary definitions for chunky adjective chunkier or chunkiest thick and short
consisting of or containing thick pieces chunky dog food
mainly British (of clothes, esp knitwear) made of thick bulky material
Derived forms of chunky chunkily , adverb chunkiness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to chunky chubby, stout, stocky, beefy, dumpy, husky, rotund, scrub, squat, stubby, heavyset, thickset