English adjective: chunky | |||
1. | chunky like or containing small sticky lumps | ||
Samples | The dumplings were chunky pieces of uncooked dough. | ||
Synonyms | lumpy | ||
Similar | unshapely | ||
Antonyms | shapely | ||
2. | chunky short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature | ||
Samples | Some people seem born to be square and chunky. A dumpy little dumpling of a woman. Dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears. A little church with a squat tower. A squatty red smokestack. A stumpy ungainly figure. | ||
Synonyms | dumpy, low-set, squat, squatty, stumpy | ||
Similar | little, short | ||
Antonyms | tall | ||