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hulkiest

hulkiest is the superlative form of hulky.

Meaning of hulky

Adjective

hulky (comparative hulkier, superlative hulkiest)

  1. Large; hulking.
    • ‘I want to go first and have a round with that hulky fellow who turned to challenge me. It would be a good lesson for him.’1872, George Eliot, Middlemarch, Book VI, chapter 56

Questions about hulkiest

What is hulkiest the superlative form of?
Hulkiest is the superlative form of hulky.

Words near hulkiest in the dictionary

  1. hulked
  2. hulked off
  3. hulked out
  4. hulkes
  5. hulkier
  6. hulkiest
  7. hulking
  8. hulking off
  9. hulking out
  10. hulkingly
  11. hulkings

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