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hulky

hulky adjective: large; hulking.

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
    • After riding high for two decades, the company that makes the hulky bikes that devoted riders affectionately call Hogs is sputtering.2009 March 22, Susanna Hamner, “Harley, You’re Not Getting Any Younger”, in New York Times

hulky meaning in Urdu and Kannada

hulky in Urdu

بھاری, ضخیم

hulky in Kannada

ದಪ್ಪವಾದ

Forms of hulky

comparativehulkier
superlativehulkiest

Origin of hulky

From hulk + -y.

Questions about hulky

What does hulky mean?
Hulky means large; hulking.
What is hulky in Urdu?
Hulky in Urdu is بھاری, ضخیم. See Hulky meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is hulky?
Hulky is an adjective.

Words near hulky in the dictionary

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

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