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
Synonyms
Examples of bulky in a Sentence
a big, bulky football player
bulky packages might cost more to mail
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Some styles in my collection are too bulky, prone to wrinkles, or not versatile enough to justify taking up precious suitcase space.
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Bridget Degnan, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2024
Prison tablets have thick, bulky, transparent shells reminiscent of Game Boy Color consoles from 1998.
—Gabrielle Caplan, WIRED, 6 May 2024
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Bridget Degnan, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2024
Prison tablets have thick, bulky, transparent shells reminiscent of Game Boy Color consoles from 1998.
—Gabrielle Caplan, WIRED, 6 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for bulky
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“Bulky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulky. Accessed 17 May. 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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