beefy

beefy

adjective \ˈbē-fē\

beef·i·er beef·i·est

Definition of BEEFY

1

a : heavily and powerfully built <a beefy thug>

b : substantial, sturdy <beefy shock absorbers>

2

a : of or suggesting beef <a beefy flavor>

b : full of beef <a beefy steak>

Examples of BEEFY

1. The new truck has a beefier construction than the old model.
2. <a beefy man who worked in a warehouse all his life>

First Known Use of BEEFY

1743

Related to BEEFY

Synonyms

¹husky, brawny, burly, hefty, hulking, mesomorphic

Related Words

able-bodied, athletic, herculean, mighty, muscle-bound, muscular, powerful, robust, rugged, sinewy, stalwart, stout, strapping, strong, sturdy; chunky, compact, heavy, heavyset, solid, squat, squatty, stocky, thickset; chubby, dumpy, lumpish, podgy [chiefly British], portly, pudgy, roly-poly, tubby

Near Antonyms

lean, light, lightweight, slender, slight, slim, svelte, sylphlike, thin, willowy; bony (also boney), gangling, gangly, gaunt, gawky, lanky, reedy, scraggy, scrawny, skinny, spare, stringy, twiggy, waspish, weedy; spidery, wiry; debilitated, delicate, effete, emaciated, enervated, enfeebled, feeble, fragile, frail, infirm, puny, unathletic, weak, weakly, wimpy

Rhymes with BEEFY

leafy, reefy