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hulksome

hulksome adjective: characteristic of a hulk; large and bulky; hulking.

Adjective

hulksome (comparative more hulksome, superlative most hulksome)

  1. Characteristic of a hulk; large and bulky; hulking.
    • […] and his physique was rather hulksome, with muscles built upon muscles giving him a chiseled statuesque appearance.2020, M. B. Swerdlow, The Ninety-Two: Core Town True

Forms of hulksome

comparativemore hulksome
superlativemost hulksome

Origin of hulksome

From hulk + -some.

Questions about hulksome

What does hulksome mean?
Hulksome means characteristic of a hulk; large and bulky; hulking.
What part of speech is hulksome?
Hulksome is an adjective.

Words near hulksome in the dictionary

  1. hulkings
  2. hulkish
  3. hulks
  4. hulks off
  5. hulks out
  6. hulksome
  7. hulky
  8. hull
  9. hull breach
  10. hull breaches
  11. hull loss

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