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beefy
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beef·y  (bf)
adj. beef·i·er, beef·i·est
1.
a. Muscular in build; brawny: a beefy wrestler.
b. Substantial; filling: "a rather . . . beefy, densely colored wine" (Robert M. Parker, Jr.)
2. Filled with beef.

beefi·ness n.

beefy [ˈbiːfɪ]
adj beefier, beefiest
1. like beef
2. Informal muscular; brawny
3. Informal fleshy; obese
beefily  adv
beefiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.beefy - muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term"
Scotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
robust - sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction; "a robust body"; "a robust perennial"

beefy
adjective (Informal) brawny, strong, powerful, athletic, strapping, robust, hefty (informal), muscular, sturdy, stalwart, bulky, burly, stocky, hulking, well-built, herculean, sinewy, thickset The place was packed with beefy ex-footballers
weak, frail, skinny, feeble, puny, scrawny
Translations
beefy [ˈbiːfɪ] ADJ (beefier (compar) (beefiest (superl))) (= brawny) → fornido
beefy [ˈbiːfi] adj (= brawny) [person] → costaud(e)
beefy
adj (+er)fleischig
beefy [ˌbiːfɪ] adj (fam) → muscoloso/a
a big beefy fellow → un tipo grande e grosso


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