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chunkier

chunkier is the comparative form of chunky.

Meaning of chunky

Adjective

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

  1. Having chunks.
    • I ate a chunky bar of chocolate.
  2. (euphemistic) Fat.
    • I prefer chunky blonde girls to skinny brunettes.
  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 illiquidity2004, Erik Banks, The Failure of Wall Street, page 183
    Synonyms:
    portly, rotund, obese, husky

Questions about chunkier

What is chunkier the comparative form of?
Chunkier is the comparative form of chunky.

Words near chunkier in the dictionary

  1. chunker
  2. chunkers
  3. chunkey
  4. chunkful
  5. chunkfuls
  6. chunkier
  7. chunkiest
  8. chunkification
  9. chunkified
  10. chunkifies
  11. chunkify

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