chunky
adjective
thick or stout; stocky.
chunkiness
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a word derived from
chunky.
Example Sentences
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All of the things that make him an unlikely ingénue — the flop sweat, the slight chunkiness, the desire to pass for a cute foodie — click into place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Look for the Standcap soon for nut butters, salsas and jams, that Aptar valve adjustable for different thickness and chunkiness levels.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2019
The value of the shoes in the secondhand marketplace—the price tag on their clout—was about fifteen hundred dollars, a function of both their scarcity and their modish chunkiness.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 14, 2019
The specimen is a few millimeters in length, but it’s easy to make out the chunkiness of its thorax and the proud shape of its wings.
From The Verge ● Jan. 16, 2018
His chunkiness suggests a fat, middle-aged Episcopal rector, but it is impossible to see either his face or his vestments.
From A Book of Burlesques by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken
