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adjective \ ˈbəl-kē also ˈbu̇l- \
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Definition of bulky

bulkier; bulkiest
1 a : having bulk
b (1) : large of its kind
(2) : corpulent
2 : having great volume in proportion to weight
  • a bulky knit sweater
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bulkily

play \-kə-lē\ adverb
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bulkiness

play \-kē-nəs\ noun

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Examples of bulky in a Sentence

  1. a big, bulky football player

  2. bulky packages might cost more to mail

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First Known Use of bulky

15th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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bulky Synonyms

Synonyms

big, biggish, considerable, goodly, grand, great, handsome, hefty, hulking, husky, large, largish, outsize (also outsized), oversize (or oversized), sizable (or sizeable), substantial, tidy, voluminous;

Antonyms

bantam, dinky, dwarf, dwarfish, little, puny, shrimpy, small, smallish, undersized (also undersize);

Near Antonyms

diminutive, half-pint, infinitesimal, little-bitty, microscopic (also microscopical), mini, miniature, minuscule, minute, pint-size (or pint-sized), pocket-size (also pocket-sized), pygmy, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, wee;

Related Words

astronomical (also astronomic), bumper, cavernous, colossal, cosmic (also cosmical), elephantine, enormous, galactic, gargantuan, gigantic, gross, herculean, heroic (also heroical), Himalayan, huge, humongous (also humungous), immense, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), leviathan, major, mammoth, massive, monolithic, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, prodigious, staggering, stupendous, super, super-duper, supersized, titanic, tremendous, vast, vasty, walloping, whacking, whopping;

BULKY Defined for English Language Learners

bulky

adjective

Definition of bulky for English Language Learners

  • : large and difficult to carry or store

  • of a person : large and fat or muscular

BULKY Defined for Kids

bulky

adjective \ ˈbəl-kē \

Definition of bulky for Students

bulkier; bulkiest
1 : great in size or volume
2 : being large and awkward to handle

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