beefy

[bee-fee]

adjective

beefier, beefiest 

1. of or like beef.

2. brawny; thickset; heavy.

3. obese.

beefy

/ ˈbiːfɪ /

adjective

1. like beef

2. informal,  muscular; brawny

3. informal,  fleshy; obese

Other Word Forms

• beefily adverb
• beefiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of beefy¹

First recorded in 1735–45; beef + -y ¹

Example Sentences

According to a CBS News report, this was to have included “‘large, beefy’ agents … ‘in full kit,’ including Kevlar vests and exterior wear emblazoned with the FBI logo.”

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There was an ambivalent, if not stone cold, attitude towards the beefy Californian.

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His finishing move, the Attitude Adjustment, involves him slinging similarly beefy opponents over his shoulders, sometimes two at once, and tossing them out of the ring, onto breakaway tables or metal chairs — any place, really.

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Short, tall, thin and beefy, all were holding someone in their arms and dancing a waltz, no doubt dreaming of cream-colored ponies.

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Brad Koed’s beefy Stanley seemed like he just crawled from under a broken-down car.

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Related Words

• burly 
• hulking 
• muscular