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chunky
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chunk·y  (chngk)
adj. chunk·i·er, chunk·i·est
1. Short and thick; stocky.
2. Containing small thick pieces: chunky peanut butter; chunky soup.

chunki·ly adv.
chunki·ness n.

chunky
Adjective
[chunkier, chunkiest]
1. thick and short
2. containing thick pieces
3. Chiefly Brit (of clothes, esp. knitwear) made of thick bulky material
chunkiness n
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Adj.1.chunky - like or containing small sticky lumps; "the dumplings were chunky pieces of uncooked dough"
unshapely - not well-proportioned and pleasing in shape; "a stout unshapely woman"
2.chunky - short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure"
short, little - low in stature; not tall; "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; "a little man"

chunky
adjective thickset, stocky, beefy (informal) stubby, dumpy
Translations

chunky [ˈtʃʌŋkɪ] adj [furniture etc] → achaparrado; [person] → fornido; [knitwear] → de lana gorda, grueso
chunky [ˈtʃʌŋkɪ] adj [furniture etc] → massif/ive; [person] → trapu(e); [knitwear] → en grosse laine
chunky [ˈtʃʌŋkɪ] chunk adj (furniture etc) → klobig;
(person) → stämmig, untersetzt;
(knitwear) → dick
chunky [tʃʌŋkɪ] adj [furniture etc] → basso/a e largo/a; [person] → ben piantato/a; [knitwear] → di lana grossa

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