bulkier; bulkiest
1
a
: having bulk
b(1)
: large of its kind
(2)
2
: having great volume in proportion to weight
a bulky knit sweater
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Examples of bulky in a Sentence
a big, bulky football player
bulky packages might cost more to mail
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New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2024
Mattresses are bulky, taking up precious real estate in the county landfill, Romero said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
My analog hearing aids were bulky, and my solutions often came from the local Radio Shack.
—Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The design is also slightly bulky, but the battery life more than makes up for that.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Bulky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulky. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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bulky
adjective
bulkier; bulkiest
1
: large in size or mass
2
: being large and hard to handle
bulkiness
noun
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