chunky

American  

[chuhng-kee] / ˈtʃʌŋ ki /

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.

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chunky British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• chunkily adverb
• chunkiness noun

Etymology

Origin of chunky

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

Example Sentences

Therefore a chunky tenth of a fund in gold is quite an emphatic call, even if many funds have been raising their gold holdings in the last couple of years.

From MarketWatch

The glasses—with chunky frames embedded with cameras and microphones—are the way Zuckerberg imagines AI will be democratized for personal users.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jewellery was prominent, including huge pendant necklaces and chunky gold pieces.

From BBC

In Zaman's case, he and his colleagues found a way of 3D-printing material divided into chunky, square-shaped tiles.

From BBC

For dinner, I went old school at À La Renaissance, a century-old, recently revived bistro with chunky terrazzo floors and burgundy banquettes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• chubby
• stocky
• stout