bunchy

[ buhn-chee ]

adjective

, bunch·i·er, bunch·i·est.

1. having bunches.
2. bulging or protuberant.

bunchy

/ ˈbʌntʃɪ /

adjective

1. composed of or resembling bunches
2. bulging

Derived Forms

• ˈbunchiness, noun

Other Words From

• bunchi·ly adverb
• bunchi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bunchy¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; bunch, -y ¹

Example Sentences

There was one little bunchy girl named Mary Flannigan who turned out in the end one of the best friends I ever had in my life.

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The shop was white, with pearl-grey shutters; and on the ledges were bunchy plants gay with pink, starry flowers.

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You have seen dancers with knotted calves, bunchy knees, huge thighs, all the result of the old technique.

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But he had that sinewy length of muscles that counts for more than mere bunchy thickness.

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In the still, warm evenings, big bunchy bullfrogs bellowed, Drunk!

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