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Chunky   /tʃˈəŋki/   Listen
Chunky

adjective
1.
Like or containing small sticky lumps.  Synonym: lumpy.
2.
Short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature.  Synonyms: dumpy, low-set, squat, squatty, stumpy.  "A dumpy little dumpling of a woman" , "Dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears" , "A little church with a squat tower" , "A squatty red smokestack" , "A stumpy ungainly figure"






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"Chunky" Quotes from Famous Books



... to the name of Frank Haywood was a rather chunky, well set-up lad of about sixteen. He had blue eyes, that were usually sparkling with mirth; and a mop of yellow hair; while his skin was darkened by long exposure to sun ...
— The Saddle Boys of the Rockies - Lost on Thunder Mountain • James Carson



Words linked to "Chunky" :   unshapely, chunk, short, little



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