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 (ˈtʃʌŋkɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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 is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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Word Origin & History

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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Example sentences
The designers also introduced some new bags, including one in the shape of
  old-fashioned camera case on a chunky chain.
The chunky cast equipment they is probably as tough as those ship's guns.
They are not illegal to sell or eat, but they taste bitter and can wreck the
  quality of chunky peanut butter.
Porcupines are slow movers with their chunky round bodies.
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