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bulky
What does bulky mean?
bulky (adjective): being large in size, mass, or volume; big, fat or muscular.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use bulky in a sentence?
How do you pronounce bulky?
/ˈbʌlki/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does bulky come from?
From Middle English bulki, boulky, equivalent to bulk + -y.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to bulky
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “bulky” mean?
suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc
Not quite: that's what appropriate means.
not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
Not quite: that's what free means.
being large in size, mass, or volume; big, fat or muscular
Right! That's what “bulky” means.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
Not quite: that's what glad means.
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