chunkyadj.

Brit.

/ˈtʃʌŋki/, U.S.

/ˈtʃəŋki/

Etymology: < chunk n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

Originally U.S. colloquial.

1. Of broad stout build; thickset, ‘stumpy’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily height > shortness > [adjective] > and broad

short shoulderedc1405

bunting1584

squaddy1593

chubby1611

truncheon1611

squat1630

squabbish1666

truss1674

squab1675

squad1675

stocky1676

punch1679

trunch1683

squat1688

stub1711

fodgel1724

thick-set1724

puddy1747

chunky1749

dumpy1750

squabby1754

knurly1758

clunch1776

trunchy1778

fubsy1780

punchy1780

humpty-dumpty1785

trunched1787

pudgy1788

fubby1790

runty1807

squattish1809

roly-poly1818

stumpy1822

hoddy-doddy1824

spuddya1825

hodmandod1825

stubby1831

podgy1832

fubsical1834

dumpty1847

fatling1847

stuggy1847

nuggety1856

cloddy1876

blocky1879

chumpy188.

cobby1883

squidgy1891

stockish1913

pyknic1925

humpisha1935

1749 Pennsylvania Gaz. 23 Nov. 3/2 (advt.) Run away.., an Irish servant man... He is a short chunky man, a little pock-mark'd.

1757 Pennsylvania Gaz. 29 Sept. 3/3 A short thick chunky Girl.

1787 Maryland Jrnl. 21 Dec. Ran away,..Negro Jupiter,..thick and chunky made.

1816 J. Pickering Vocab. U.S. 60 The vulgar in this country also..say junk and chunk; and from this last substantive they have formed the adjective chunky, which they often apply to the stature of a person; as, he is a short, chunky man.

1840 W. G. Simms Border Beagles II. vi. 90 The stranger was a chunky little imp, not more than four feet high.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xii. 124 Their chief..a short chunky fellow.

1884 Cent. Mag. Jan. 370/2 The chunky Dutch pilot.

1936 P. G. Wodehouse Laughing Gas xx. 220 These solid, chunky kids are only selling platers, at the best.

2. Of animals and things.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > condition of being short and thick or broad > [adjective]

stoba1500

stubbeda1529

stubbleda1529

strunt1577

stumpy1600

chubby1611

stumpish1618

chubbed1674

squat1684

chubbish1685

chub1688

squabbed1694

cloddy1712

clavellated1713

pluggy1720

squab1723

puddy1747

tubbish1786

stunt1788

bunting1808–25

dumpy1808

clumpy1820

dubby1825

stubby1831

chunky1833

snubbed1835

tubby1835

pudgy1862

squatty1881

squidgy1891

1833 J. Hall Legends of West 12 Dennie..criticising an advertisement of a man who had stolen ‘a chunky horse’.

1899 A. T. Slosson in Harper's Mag. Dec. 146/2 Pely's little chunky, leather cover Bible.

1918 C. E. Mulford Man from Bar-20 ix. 93 [The panther] raised its chunky head and neck.

1924 J. A. Thomson Sci. Old & New ii. 11 The North American mountain beaver..is..a short-tailed, blunt-snouted, chunky creature.

1959 Vogue Oct. 115 Chunky cardigans.

1959 Vogue Oct. 180 Sweaters..emphasizing the heavy-knit's ease of silhouette and chunky warmth.

3. Consisting of large lumps.

ΚΠ

1886 Harper's Mag. Sept. 531/2 I have seen beds destroyed by too heavy a covering of chunky, rank manure.

Derivatives

chunkiness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > broad shape or physique > [noun] > state of having

couragenessc1440

stourness1530

robusticity1777

sturdiness1863

chunkiness1879

stockiness1890

robustness1973

1879 Daily News 8 Jan. 4/7 Toughness, chunkiness, and of course ‘pluck’, not girlish beauty, not hair of gold and eyes that mock the violet, are the charms of Mrs. Anderson.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chunky
释义	chunkyadj. Brit. /ˈtʃʌŋki/, U.S. /ˈtʃəŋki/ Etymology: < chunk n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Originally U.S. colloquial. 1. Of broad stout build; thickset, ‘stumpy’. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily height > shortness > [adjective] > and broad short shoulderedc1405 bunting1584 squaddy1593 chubby1611 truncheon1611 squat1630 squabbish1666 truss1674 squab1675 squad1675 stocky1676 punch1679 trunch1683 squat1688 stub1711 fodgel1724 thick-set1724 puddy1747 chunky1749 dumpy1750 squabby1754 knurly1758 clunch1776 trunchy1778 fubsy1780 punchy1780 humpty-dumpty1785 trunched1787 pudgy1788 fubby1790 runty1807 squattish1809 roly-poly1818 stumpy1822 hoddy-doddy1824 spuddya1825 hodmandod1825 stubby1831 podgy1832 fubsical1834 dumpty1847 fatling1847 stuggy1847 nuggety1856 cloddy1876 blocky1879 chumpy188. cobby1883 squidgy1891 stockish1913 pyknic1925 humpisha1935 1749 Pennsylvania Gaz. 23 Nov. 3/2 (advt.) Run away.., an Irish servant man... He is a short chunky man, a little pock-mark'd. 1757 Pennsylvania Gaz. 29 Sept. 3/3 A short thick chunky Girl. 1787 Maryland Jrnl. 21 Dec. Ran away,..Negro Jupiter,..thick and chunky made. 1816 J. Pickering Vocab. U.S. 60 The vulgar in this country also..say junk and chunk; and from this last substantive they have formed the adjective chunky, which they often apply to the stature of a person; as, he is a short, chunky man. 1840 W. G. Simms Border Beagles II. vi. 90 The stranger was a chunky little imp, not more than four feet high. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xii. 124 Their chief..a short chunky fellow. 1884 Cent. Mag. Jan. 370/2 The chunky Dutch pilot. 1936 P. G. Wodehouse Laughing Gas xx. 220 These solid, chunky kids are only selling platers, at the best. 2. Of animals and things. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > condition of being short and thick or broad > [adjective] stoba1500 stubbeda1529 stubbleda1529 strunt1577 stumpy1600 chubby1611 stumpish1618 chubbed1674 squat1684 chubbish1685 chub1688 squabbed1694 cloddy1712 clavellated1713 pluggy1720 squab1723 puddy1747 tubbish1786 stunt1788 bunting1808–25 dumpy1808 clumpy1820 dubby1825 stubby1831 chunky1833 snubbed1835 tubby1835 pudgy1862 squatty1881 squidgy1891 1833 J. Hall Legends of West 12 Dennie..criticising an advertisement of a man who had stolen ‘a chunky horse’. 1899 A. T. Slosson in Harper's Mag. Dec. 146/2 Pely's little chunky, leather cover Bible. 1918 C. E. Mulford Man from Bar-20 ix. 93 [The panther] raised its chunky head and neck. 1924 J. A. Thomson Sci. Old & New ii. 11 The North American mountain beaver..is..a short-tailed, blunt-snouted, chunky creature. 1959 Vogue Oct. 115 Chunky cardigans. 1959 Vogue Oct. 180 Sweaters..emphasizing the heavy-knit's ease of silhouette and chunky warmth. 3. Consisting of large lumps. ΚΠ 1886 Harper's Mag. Sept. 531/2 I have seen beds destroyed by too heavy a covering of chunky, rank manure. Derivatives chunkiness n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > broad shape or physique > [noun] > state of having couragenessc1440 stourness1530 robusticity1777 sturdiness1863 chunkiness1879 stockiness1890 robustness1973 1879 Daily News 8 Jan. 4/7 Toughness, chunkiness, and of course ‘pluck’, not girlish beauty, not hair of gold and eyes that mock the violet, are the charms of Mrs. Anderson. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : chunkchunkyn.² < adj.1749 see also
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