chunky

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
19
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈt͡ʃʌŋki/

Definition of chunky

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Having chunks.
    “I ate a chunky bar of chocolate.”
    “They are traditionally served with meat sauces, but are also good with chunky vegetable sauces.”
    “The VCS version looks a little different with its chunky graphics and use of colours but the 112 game variations (yes you read that right!) more than make up for it!”
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adj

  1. Having chunks.
    “I ate a chunky bar of chocolate.”
    “They are traditionally served with meat sauces, but are also good with chunky vegetable sauces.”
    “The VCS version looks a little different with its chunky graphics and use of colours but the 112 game variations (yes you read that right!) more than make up for it!”
  2. (euphemistic)Fat.
    “I prefer chunky blonde girls to skinny brunettes.”
    ““Nigel used to be chunky, huh?” “I was not chunky,” Nigel said testily. “I was just... hefty .”
    “In sixth grade I was first propositioned by a chunky girl named Tijuana Downs. She called me on the telephone one evening and asked me if I would like to be her boyfriend.”
  3. Of a cat: having a large, solid bodyline.
    “The British Shorthair has a distinctively chunky body, dense coat and broad face.”
  4. (slang)Large.
    “things where a bank can accumulate a fairly chunky position because of perceived profit opportunities, then wind up owning far more than would seem prudent because they haven't priced in the illiquidity”

noun

  1. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable)Alternative form of chunkey (“Native American game”).
    “For quotations using this term, see Citations:chunky.”

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Etymology

From chunk + -y.

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