bulky

Meaning

  1. Being large in size, mass, or volume; big, fat or muscular.
  2. Unwieldy.
  3. Having excess body mass, especially muscle.

Synonyms

voluminous
huge
A2
massive
B2
large
B1
big
A1
heavy
B1

unwieldy

cumbersome
37k
thick
B2
corpulent
fat
A2
awkward
B2
sizable
28k
spacious
C2
stout
C2
great
A1
wide
B1
extensive
C1
cumbrous
broad
B2
commodious
capacious
vast
B2
clumsy
C1
open
A1
ample
C2
abundant
C2
ponderous
rich
A2
🤑
plentiful
24k
ungainly
hulking
massy
burly
36k
colossal
C2
mass
B1
profuse
stodgy
aplenty
49k
lax
C2
copious
42k
affluent
30k
thickset
ungraceful
unmanageable
unportable
unready
unshapely
unskilled
48k
untactful
Translations

voluminoso
omvangrijk
volumineux
voluminoso
ingombrante
umfangreich
uitgebreid
sperrig
capax
amplus
gros
encombrant
lijvig
étendu
ample
Frequency

25k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbʌlki/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
bulki
In summary

From Middle English bulki, boulky, equivalent to bulk + -y.

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