chunky

[chuhng-kee]

adjective

chunkier, chunkiest 

1. thick or stout; stocky.

2. in chunks. chunk.

3. full of chunks; chunk; coarse.

   chunky peanut butter; The soup was so chunky it was almost a stew.

chunky

/ ˈtʃʌŋkɪ /

adjective

1. thick and short

2. consisting of or containing thick pieces

   chunky dog food

3. (of clothes, esp knitwear) made of thick bulky material

Other Word Forms

• chunkily adverb
• chunkiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of chunky¹

An Americanism dating back to 1745–55; chunk ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Despite their chunky payments, big banks were largely seen as the winners of the 2023 crisis, since deposits shifted from the regional banks into their vaults.

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The double-sided style is finished with chunky fringing and, even better, large rectangular pockets.

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“What a great use of funding,” he said with a sarcasm thicker than his restaurant’s chunky salsa.

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A self-described “chunky kid” growing up in pre-Islamic Revolution times, Panahi was cast due to his build in a short film produced by Iran’s Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults.

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The documents coming later - and it looks like that will be later today - sound like they'll be quite chunky.

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Related Words

• chubby 
• stocky 
• stout