chunky
adjective /ˈtʃʌŋ.ki/Definition
› describes clothes that are thick and heavy, or jewellery made of large pieces: a chunky sweater a chunky necklaceMeasurements in generalThick, dense and heavy › approving describes a person who is short and heavyFat or well-built
(Definition of chunky adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- cumbersome adjective
- dense adjective (THICK)
- densely adverb
- density noun (THICKNESS)
- heavily adverb (WEIGHING A LOT)
- heaviness noun (WEIGHING A LOT)
- heavy adjective (WEIGHING A LOT)
- hefty adjective
- lumpen adjective (OBJECT)
- ponderous adjective
- sludgy adjective
- thick adjective (CLOSE TOGETHER)
- thick adjective (NOT FLOWING)
- thicken verb
- thickness noun
- unwieldy adjective (DIFFICULT TO MOVE)
- weigh a ton idiom
- weight noun (HEAVINESS)
- weighty adjective (HEAVY)
- wiry adjective
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