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bulky

Pronunciation: /ˈbʌlki/

The English word “bulky” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Being large in size, mass, or volume; big, fat or muscular.
  2. Unwieldy.
  3. Having excess body mass, especially muscle.

Etymology

From Middle English bulki, boulky, equivalent to bulk + -y.

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