Chunky

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌŋki

Etymology

chunk + -y

Adjective

Chunky (comparative chunkier or more Chunky, superlative chunkiest or most Chunky)

1. characterized by the pervasiveness of chunks

   I ate a chunky bar of chocolate.

2. (when describing a person) euphemism for fat

   I prefer chunky blonde girls to skinny brunettes.

Synonyms

• (overweight): portly, rotund, obese, cankle, husky

Thesaurus

adipose, beefy, big-bellied, bloated, blocky, blowzy, bosomy, brawny, burly, buxom, chubby, corpulent, distended, dumpy, fat, fattish, fleshy, full, gross, heavyset, hefty, hippy, imposing, lusty, meaty, obese, overweight, paunchy, plump, podgy, portly, potbellied, pudgy, puffy, pug, pugged, pursy, retrousse, roly-poly, rotund, snub-nosed, squab, square, squat, squattish, squatty, stalwart, stocky, stout, strapping, stubbed, stubby, stumpy, swollen, thick-bodied, thickset, top-heavy, tubby, turned-up, well-fed

Translations

characterized by the pervasiveness of chunks

euphemism for fat

French: courtaud (fr), rondouillard (fr), rondelet (fr), corpulent (fr)