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–adjective, chunk·i·er, chunk·i·est.

1.	thick or stout; stocky.

2.	in chunks.

3.	full of chunks; coarse: chunky peanut butter; The soup was so chunky it was almost a stew.

[Origin: 1745–55, Americanism; chunk¹ + -y¹

]

—Related forms

chunk·i·ly, adverb

chunk·i·ness, noun

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adj. chunk·i·er, chunk·i·est

Short and thick; stocky.
Containing small thick pieces: chunky peanut butter; chunky soup.

chunk'i·ly adv., chunk'i·ness n.

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chunky
adjective
1.	like or containing small sticky lumps; "the dumplings were chunky pieces of uncooked dough"
2.	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"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈchunky1 adjective

solid and strong
Example: a chunky body

Arabic:	مُكْتَنِز وَقَوي
Chinese (Simplified):	结实的, 矮矮胖胖的
Chinese (Traditional):	結實的, 矮矮胖胖的
Czech:	robustní
Danish:	tæt; firskåren
Dutch:	gedrongen
Estonian:	turske
Finnish:	vanttera
French:	trapu
German:	stämmig
Greek:	δυνατός, στέρεος
Hungarian:	tagbaszakadt
Icelandic:	stuttur og sver
Indonesian:	kekar
Italian:	robusto

Japanese:	がっしりした
Korean:	다부진
Latvian:	drukns
Lithuanian:	tvirtas
Norwegian:	tett, liten og tykk, grovbygd
Polish:	krępy
Portuguese (Brazil):	parrudo
Portuguese (Portugal):	sólido
Romanian:	îndesat
Russian:	коренастый
Slovak:	róbustný
Slovenian:	močan
Spanish:	macizo
Swedish:	satt, kraftig
Turkish:	bodur, tıknaz

ˈchunky2 adjective

containing chunks

Arabic:	مُكَوَّن مِن قِطَع
Chinese (Simplified):	含有厚块的
Chinese (Traditional):	含有厚塊的
Czech:	s velkými kusy
Danish:	med stykker i
Dutch:	in brokken
Estonian:	tänkjas
Finnish:	kokkareinen
French:	qui contient de gros morceaux
German:	klumpig
Greek:	που περιέχει χοντρά κομμάτια
Hungarian:	jókora
Icelandic:	kekkjóttur, með smábitum í
Indonesian:	berisi potongan-potongan
Italian:	a pezzi*

Japanese:	かたまりの
Korean:	덩어리가 있는
Latvian:	ar lieliem gabaliem
Lithuanian:	su gabalais
Norwegian:	med biter i
Polish:	z kawałkami
Portuguese (Brazil):	que tem nacos
Portuguese (Portugal):	com pedaços
Romanian:	care conţine bucăţi mari
Russian:	комковатый
Slovak:	poriadny kus
Slovenian:	kepast
Spanish:	con trozos
Swedish:	som innehåller stora bitar
Turkish:	topaklı

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Chunky, MS (town, FIPS 13580) Location: 32.32706 N, 88.92966 W
Population (1990): 292 (134 housing units)
Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 39323

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Chunky

Chunk"y\, a. Short and thick. [U. S.] --Kane.

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