CHUNKY (chunkier, chunkiest)
Dictionary entry overview: What does chunky mean? • CHUNKY (adjective)
The adjective CHUNKY has 2 senses:
1. like or containing small sticky lumps
2. short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
Familiarity information: CHUNKY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CHUNKY (adjective)
Meaning:
Like or containing small sticky lumps
Synonyms:
chunky; lumpy
Context example:
the dumplings were chunky pieces of uncooked dough
Similar:
unshapely (not shapely; not well-proportioned and pleasing in shape)
Meaning:
Short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
Synonyms:
low-set; squat; squatty; stumpy; chunky; dumpy
Context examples:
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
Similar:
short (low in stature; not tall)
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