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CHUNKY
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Irregular inflected forms: chunkier , chunkiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Like or containing small sticky lumps
Example:
the dumplings were chunky pieces of uncooked dough
Synonyms:
chunky; lumpy
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unshapely (not well-proportioned and pleasing in shape)
Derivation:
chunk (a compact mass)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
Example:
a stumpy ungainly figure
Synonyms:
chunky; dumpy; low-set; squat; squatty; stumpy
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