Definitions

bulky

[buhl-kee] / ˈbʌl ki /

ADJECTIVE

huge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cumbersome heavy hulking ponderous unwieldy

WEAK

awkward beefy big colossal cumbrous enormous gross hefty high immense large long mammoth massive substantial unhandy unmanageable voluminous weighty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

airy light

WEAK

insubstantial miniature small thin tiny

Example Sentences

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Rhinocerotids varied widely in form, ranging from large, bulky animals to smaller, hornless types.

From Science Daily

Begin with bulky items, like underused furniture, she advised, and move on to clothing.

From The Wall Street Journal

I took the bulky old alarm clock she had brought with her.

From Literature

He wore a bulky robe of brown reindeer hide that hung all the way to his calves, and a broad belt of red buckskin.

From Literature

It was Jessica’s bulky shape silhouetted against the light coming from behind her.

From Literature