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bunchy

[ buhn-chee ]

adjective

, bunch·i·er, bunch·i·est.
  1. having bunches.
  2. bulging or protuberant.


bunchy

/ ˈbʌntʃɪ /

adjective

  1. composed of or resembling bunches
  2. bulging


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Derived Forms

  • ˈbunchiness, noun

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Other Words From

  • bunchi·ly adverb
  • bunchi·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bunchy1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; bunch, -y 1

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Example Sentences

There was one little bunchy girl named Mary Flannigan who turned out in the end one of the best friends I ever had in my life.

The shop was white, with pearl-grey shutters; and on the ledges were bunchy plants gay with pink, starry flowers.

You have seen dancers with knotted calves, bunchy knees, huge thighs, all the result of the old technique.

But he had that sinewy length of muscles that counts for more than mere bunchy thickness.

In the still, warm evenings, big bunchy bullfrogs bellowed, Drunk!

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