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chunky
What does chunky mean?
chunky (adjective): short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce chunky?
/ˈtʃʌŋki/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does chunky come from?
From chunk + -y.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of chunky?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “chunky” mean?
proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees
Not quite: that's what gradual means.
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
Not quite: that's what invisible means.
uncommon, rare; difficult to find; insufficient to meet a demand
Not quite: that's what scarce means.
short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
Right! That's what “chunky” means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “chunky”?
nasty
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squat
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loyal
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naval
Not quite: naval means something else.
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