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Chunky

//ˈt͡ʃʌŋki// adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having chunks.

    "I ate a chunky bar of chocolate."

  2. 2
    Fat. euphemistic

    "I prefer chunky blonde girls to skinny brunettes."

  3. 3
    Of a cat: having a large, solid bodyline.

    "The British Shorthair has a distinctively chunky body, dense coat and broad face."

  4. 4
    Large. slang

    "things where a bank can accumulate a fairly chunky position because of perceived profit opportunities, then wind up owning far more than would seem prudent because they haven't priced in the illiquidity"

Adjective
  1. 1
    like or containing small sticky lumps wordnet
  2. 2
    short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of chunkey (“Native American game”). alt-of, alternative, uncountable

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:chunky."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From chunk + -y.

Etymology 2

See chunkey.

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