Meaning

3 senses
  1. Being large in size, mass, or volume; big, fat or muscular.

    massig, wuchtig

    объёмистыйobʺjómistyj

    of large size for its weight

  2. Unwieldy.

    sperrig

    громо́здкийgromózdkij

  3. Having excess body mass, especially muscle.

Examples

14 sentences
  1. This box is too bulky to carry.

    ruЭтот ящик слишком громоздкий, чтобы его нести.

    deDiese Kiste ist zu sperrig zum Tragen.

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  2. It was bulky.

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  3. This wooden piece of furniture is too bulky.

    Ця дерев'яна частина меблів дуже громіздка.

    deDieses hölzerne Möbelstück ist zu sperrig.

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  4. Where can I get rid of bulky garbage?

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  5. The elephant is the bulkiest of all four-legged animals.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
large in size, mass, or volume:
unwieldy:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
large in size, mass, or volume:
unwieldy:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

bulkier, bulkiest
Comparativebulkier Lesson
Superlativebulkiest Lesson

regular

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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