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- [chuhng-kee]
- /ˈtʃʌŋ ki/
- /ˈtʃʌŋ.ki/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [chuhng-kee]
- /ˈtʃʌŋ ki/
Definitions of chunky word
- adjective chunky A chunky person is broad and heavy. 3
- adjective chunky A chunky object is large and thick. 3
- adjective chunky thick and short 3
- adjective chunky consisting of or containing thick pieces 3
- adjective chunky (of clothes, esp knitwear) made of thick bulky material 3
- adjective chunky short and thick 3
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Origin of chunky
First appearance:
before 1745 One of the 47% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1745-55; chunk1 + -y1
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Parts of speech for Chunky
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chunky popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for chunky
adj chunky
- chubby — A chubby person is rather fat.
- stout — bulky in figure; heavily built; corpulent; thickset; fat: She is getting too stout for her dresses. Synonyms: big, rotund, stocky, portly, fleshy. Antonyms: thin, lean, slender, slim; skinny, scrawny.
- stocky — of solid and sturdy form or build; thick-set and, usually, short.
- beefy — Someone, especially a man, who is beefy has a big body and large muscles.
- dumpy — short and stout; squat: a dumpy figure.
adjective chunky
- lumpy — full of lumps: lumpy gravy.
- bumpy — A bumpy road or path has a lot of bumps on it.
- coarse — Coarse things have a rough texture because they consist of thick threads or large pieces.
- rough — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- solid — having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
Antonyms for chunky
adj chunky
- skinny — very lean or thin; emaciated: a skinny little kitten.
- underweight — weighing less than is usual, required, or proper.
- thin — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
- slim — slender, as in girth or form; slight in build or structure.
adjective chunky
- smooth — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
- lightweight — light in weight.
- slender — having a circumference that is small in proportion to the height or length: a slender post.
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