bunchy

[ buhn-chee ]

/ ˈbʌn tʃi /

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adjective, bunch·i·er, bunch·i·est.

having bunches.

bulging or protuberant.

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Origin of bunchy

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at bunch, -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM bunchy

bunch·i·ly, adverbbunch·i·ness, noun

Words nearby bunchy

bunchflower, bunch grass, bunching onion, bunch light, bunch pink, bunchy, bunco, buncombe, bund, Bundaberg, Bundelkhand

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How to use bunchy in a sentence

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.
At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins|Nell Speed
The shop was white, with pearl-grey shutters; and on the ledges were bunchy plants gay with pink, starry flowers.
The Choice of Life|Georgette Leblanc
You have seen dancers with knotted calves, bunchy knees, huge thighs, all the result of the old technique.
The Art of Stage Dancing|Ned Wayburn
But he had that sinewy length of muscles that counts for more than mere bunchy thickness.
Frontier Boys on the Coast|Capt. Wyn Roosevelt

In the still, warm evenings, big bunchy bullfrogs bellowed, Drunk!
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth|John Muir

British Dictionary definitions for bunchy

bunchy

/ (ˈbʌntʃɪ) /

adjective bunchier or bunchiest

composed of or resembling bunches

bulging

Derived forms of bunchy

bunchiness, noun

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