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bunchy

American  
[buhn-chee] / ˈbʌn tʃi /

adjective

bunchier, bunchiest
  1. having bunches.

  2. bulging or protuberant.


bunchy British  
/ ˈbʌntʃɪ /

adjective

  1. composed of or resembling bunches

  2. bulging

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Other Word Forms

  • bunchily adverb
  • bunchiness noun

Etymology

Origin of bunchy

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

Example Sentences

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He wore a bunchy orange jumpsuit and canvas slip-ons that his big toe had worn a hole through; his fingernails were long and ragged because he couldn’t find nail clippers.

From New York Times

The west end of that barrier island is in this protected park, bordered by spotless white sand and bunchy green knobs of sandhill rosemary.

From Washington Post

The fit was neither skintight nor too bunchy.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was a truth burger between two slices of white truth bread with bunchy green leaves of truth lettuce and slathered with yellow truth mustard.

From Washington Times

On another screen Matt saw El Patron sitting in the front row, attended by Tam Lin and Daft Donald looking bunchy in suits.

From Literature