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bulkiness

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bulk·y  (blk)
adj. bulk·i·er, bulk·i·est
1. Having considerable bulk; massive.
2. Of large size for its weight: a bulky knit.
3. Clumsy to manage; unwieldy.
bulki·ly adv.
bulki·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bulkiness - an unwieldy largeness
massiveness
bigness, largeness - the property of having a relatively great size
Translations
bulkiness [ˈbʌlkɪnɪs] N → volumen m, lo abultado
bulkiness
n
(of object) → Sperrigkeit f; (of book) → Dicke f; (of sweater, spacesuit) → Unförmigkeit f
(of person) → Massigkeit f, → Wuchtigkeit f
bulkiness [ˈbʌlkɪnɪs] n (of person) → corporatura massiccia; (of thing) → voluminosità
bulkiness [ˈbʌlkɪnɪs] n (of person) → corporatura massiccia; (of thing) → voluminosità


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