Synonyms

chunky

[chuhng-kee] Origin

chunk·y

[chuhng-kee]
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

chunk·i·ly, adverb
chunk·i·ness, noun
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Chunky is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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chunky (ˈtʃʌŋkɪ)
 
adj , chunkier, chunkiest
1.  thick and short
2.  consisting of or containing thick pieces: chunky dog food
3.  chiefly (Brit) (of clothes, esp knitwear) made of thick bulky material
 
'chunkily
 
adv
 
'chunkiness
 
n

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chunky
"thickset," 1751, from chunk. Originally U.S. colloquial.
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chunky definition


  1. mod.
    stout; fat. : Harry—the chow hound—is getting a little chunky. , It's not all fat! He's always been a chunky brute.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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