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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 [ˈtʃʌŋkɪ]
adj chunkier, chunkiest
1. thick and short
2. consisting of or containing thick pieces chunky dog food
3. (Clothing & Fashion) Chiefly Brit (of clothes, esp knitwear) made of thick bulky material
chunkily  adv
chunkiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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
1. thickset, stocky, beefy (informal), stubby, dumpy The sergeant was a chunky man in his late twenties.
2. thick, heavy You can't beat these big chunky sweaters for warmth.
Translations
chunky [ˈtʃʌŋkɪ] ADJ (chunkier (compar) (chunkiest (superl))) [person] → fornido; [furniture, mug] → achaparrado; [knitwear] → grueso, de lana gorda
chunky [ˈtʃʌŋki] adj
[jewellery] → gros(se); [piece] → gros(se)
[person] → trapu(e)
[knitwear] → en grosse laine
chunky
adj (+er) (inf) legs, armsstämmig; person alsountersetzt, gedrungen; knitweardick, klobig; bookkompakt; glassmassiv; jewelleryklotzig
chunky [ˈtʃʌŋkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (furniture) → basso/a e largo/a; (person) → ben piantato/a; (knitwear) → di lana grossa
chunky [ˈtʃʌŋkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (furniture) → basso/a e largo/a; (person) → ben piantato/a; (knitwear) → di lana grossa


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