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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.