chunky
adjective
No English definition recorded for this entry.
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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.
- Having chunks.
“I ate a chunky bar of chocolate.”
“They are traditionally served with meat sauces, but are also good with chunky vegetable sauces.”
- 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 .”
- Of a cat: having a large, solid bodyline.
“The British Shorthair has a distinctively chunky body, dense coat and broad face.”
- 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.
- Alternative form of chunkey (“Native American game”).
“For quotations using this term, see Citations:chunky.”