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单词 bulky
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bulky

adjective

ˈbəl-kē How to pronounce bulky (audio)
 also  ˈbu̇l-
bulkier; bulkiest
1
a
: having bulk
b(1)
: large of its kind
(2)
: corpulent
2
: having great volume in proportion to weight
a bulky knit sweater
bulkily
ˈbəl-kə-lē How to pronounce bulky (audio)
adverb
bulkiness
ˈbəl-kē-nəs How to pronounce bulky (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • big
  • biggish
  • boxcar
  • considerable
  • goodly
  • grand
  • great
  • handsome
  • hefty
  • hulking
  • husky
  • large
  • largish
  • outsize
  • outsized
  • oversize
  • oversized
  • sizable
  • sizeable
  • substantial
  • tidy
  • voluminous
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Example Sentences

a big, bulky football player bulky packages might cost more to mail
Recent Examples on the Web Some are skinny and super snakelike, while others are chunks,with bulky, legless frames. Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2020 The cars its characters drive are slightly outdated station wagons and similar models; the desktop computers the core four innies work at are bulky, rounded and retro. Scottie Andrew, CNN, 20 Aug. 2022 Liao notes that ammunition is heavy, bulky, and used up quickly. Eryk Michael Smith, Fox News, 1 Aug. 2022 There are 12 drying cycles to choose from, including sensor dry, small load, bulky, sportswear, and more, and it can be paired with the LG ThinQ app and controlled via your smartphone, if desired. Gabrielle Hondorp, Popular Mechanics, 2 July 2022 Much too big, bulky, and expensive to mail out to customers at scale. Andy Meek, BGR, 19 June 2022 Beach tents can be bulky and take up too much space for travel, but not the Miasun Sun Shade. Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping, 28 Apr. 2022 Foot massagers can be bulky, not to mention heavy — our top picks weigh between 11 and 14 pounds. Lindsey Greenfeld, PEOPLE.com, 15 Apr. 2022 Despite a thick slab (40 millimeters under the heel) of soft and bouncy dual-density EVA foam, the shoe still feels surprisingly stable—not bulky or tipsy as some high-stack shoes can be. The Editors, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

bulky

adjective

ˈbəl-kē How to pronounce bulky (audio)
bulkier; bulkiest
1
: great in size or volume
2
: being large and awkward to handle

bulky

adjective

as in large
of a size greater than average of its kind bulky packages might cost more to mail

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • large
  • sizable
  • substantial
  • considerable
  • big
  • handsome
  • oversize
  • tidy
  • huge
  • oversized
  • great
  • excessive
  • voluminous
  • gigantic
  • hulking
  • enormous
  • massive
  • hefty
  • colossal
  • outsize
  • husky
  • largish
  • extravagant
  • vast
  • outsized
  • tremendous
  • spacious
  • staggering
  • sizeable
  • biggish
  • mammoth
  • goodly
  • super
  • grand
  • boxcar
  • mountainous
  • gargantuan
  • thick
  • monolithic
  • ample
  • humongous
  • immense
  • astronomical
  • supersized
  • cavernous
  • monstrous
  • jumbo
  • elephantine
  • plentiful
  • exorbitant
  • major
  • titanic
  • stupendous
  • humungous
  • heroic
  • gross
  • prodigious
  • herculean
  • cosmic
  • cyclopean
  • leviathan
  • vasty
  • extreme
  • whacking
  • monumental
  • inordinate
  • appreciable
  • bumper
  • copious
  • galactic
  • abundant
  • roomy
  • whopping
  • immoderate
  • pharaonic
  • king-sized
  • heroical
  • capacious
  • super-duper
  • commodious
  • walloping
  • fat
  • astronomic
  • hellacious
  • cosmical
  • Bunyanesque
  • Brobdingnagian
  • king-size
  • Himalayan

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • small
  • undersized
  • smallish
  • puny
  • little
  • dinky
  • undersize
  • dwarf
  • dwarfish
  • tiny
  • shrimpy
  • diminutive
  • bantam
  • miniature
  • microscopic
  • mini
  • thin
  • minuscule
  • teeny
  • microscopical
  • slender
  • little bitty
  • infinitesimal
  • wee
  • pygmy
  • petite
  • teensy
  • slim
  • microminiature
  • minute
  • slight
  • pocket-sized
  • pint-sized
  • pocket-size
  • pint-size
  • teeny-weeny
  • Lilliputian
  • half-pint
  • teensy-weensy
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