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chunky

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃʌŋki/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English chunk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English chunky From chunk + -y.

  1. Having chunks.

    “I ate a chunky bar of chocolate.”

    “They are traditionally served with meat sauces, but are also good with chunky vegetable sauces.”

  2. Fat.

    “I prefer chunky blonde girls to skinny brunettes.”

    ““Nigel used to be chunky, huh?” “I was not chunky,” Nigel said testily. “I was just... hefty .”

  3. Of a cat: having a large, solid bodyline.

    “The British Shorthair has a distinctively chunky body, dense coat and broad face.”

  4. Large.

    “things where a bank can accumulate a fairly chunky position because of perceived profit opportunities, then wind up owning far more than would seem prudent because they haven't priced in the illiquidity”

noun

Etymology: See chunkey.

  1. Alternative form of chunkey (“Native American game”).

    “For quotations using this term, see Citations:chunky.”