| 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 | ||