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bulky

large and cumbersome; massive; ponderous; unwieldy: The bulky package was hard to maneuver through the door.

Not to be confused with:

balky – pigheaded; contrary; stubborn; obstinate; perverse; mulish: The balky child refused to put on her shoes.

bulk·y

(bŭl′kē)

adj. bulk·i·er, bulk·i·est

1. Having considerable bulk; massive.

2. Of large size for its weight: a bulky knit.

3. Clumsy to manage; unwieldy.

bulk′i·ly adv.

bulk′i·ness n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

bulky

(ˈbʌlkɪ)

adj, bulkier or bulkiest

very large and massive, esp so as to be unwieldy

ˈbulkily adv

ˈbulkiness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

bulk•y

(ˈbʌl ki)

adj. bulk•i•er, bulk•i•est.

1. of relatively large and cumbersome bulk or size.

2. (of a fabric or yarn) thick; lofty.

3. made of thick, resilient fabric or yarn.

[1665–75]

bulk′i•ly, adv.

bulk′i•ness, n.

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Adj.

bulky - of large size for its weight

big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"

bulky

adjective large, big, huge, heavy, massive, enormous, substantial, immense, mega (slang), very large, mammoth, colossal, cumbersome, weighty, hulking, unwieldy, ponderous, voluminous, unmanageable, elephantine, massy, ginormous (informal), humongous or humungous (U.S. slang) a bulky man with balding hair
small, slim, neat, convenient, handy, manageable, wieldy

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

bulky

adjective

1. Extremely large; having great mass:

massive, oversize, oversized.

2. Having a large body, especially in girth:

heavy, hefty, hulking, hulky, husky, stout.

3. Difficult to handle or manage:

awkward, clumsy, ungainly, unhandy, unmanageable, unwieldy.

Translations

كَبيرُ الحَجْم، ضَخْم

objemnýveliký

klobig massig sperrig

ample étendu large volumineux

terjedelmes

fyrirferîarmikill

ingombrante voluminoso

diger uhåndterlig

objemný

zajeten

ağır kocamantaşınması zor

庞大的

bulky

[ˈbʌlkɪ] ADJ (bulkier (compar) (bulkiest (superl))) [parcel] → abultado; [person] → corpulento

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bulky

[ˈbʌlki] adj [thing] → volumineux/euse, encombrant(e); [person] → corpulent(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bulky

adj (+er)

object → sperrig; book → dick; sweater, spacesuit → unförmig; bulky goods → Sperrgut nt

person → massig, wuchtig

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

bulky

[ˈbʌlkɪ] adj → grosso/a, voluminoso/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bulk

(balk) noun

1. the greater part. The bulk of his money was spent on food.

2. (great) size or mass. the bulk of a parcel; His huge bulk appeared round the corner.

adjective

in bulk. bulk buying.

ˈbulky adjective

large in size, awkward to carry etc. a bulky parcel; This is too bulky to send by post.

in bulk

in large quantities. Huge tankers now carry oil in bulk; They like to buy goods in bulk.

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Sancho said he did not want anything more than a little barley for Dapple, and half a cheese and half a loaf for himself; for the distance being so short there was no occasion for any better or bulkier provant.

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A small stock of brown sugar, some white beans and split peas, and a few other commodities of low price, and such as are constantly in demand, made up the bulkier portion of the merchandise.

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There he was, with the sun flaming on his golden helmet, and flashing from his polished breastplate; he had a sword by his side, and a lion's skin over his back, and on his right shoulder he carried a club, which looked bulkier and heavier than the pine-tree walking stick of Antaeus.

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The Pigmies are so called to distinguish them from the bulkier Caucasians -- who are Hogmies.

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I ended up putting on quite a bit of weight, so I'm bulkier, I'm a bit thicker and a bit chubbier.

Tom Holland wanted important change to his Spider-Man suit - but was refused; Tom Holland, 23, is back for his second outing as Spidey - the Marvel superhero in Spider-Man: Far From Home which deals with Peter Parker facing up to life without his mentor Tony Stark, aka Iron Man, following his death in Avengers: Endgame

The Tyrone players seem much bigger and bulkier and are lacking in agility.

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FedEx told Logistics Management that this new service, called FedEx Freight Direct, will move larger, bulkier items to customers' homes and businesses and offer light assembly for an additional fee.

FedEx rolls out last-mile pilot program

The company says in an email that "Under a pilot project, FedEx is carrying items such as washing machines and sectional sofas into a customer's home and assembling them." A spokeswoman added that "FedEx Freight is in the beginning stages of piloting a new service, FedEx Freight Direct, that will move larger, bulkier items to customers' homes and businesses, and even offer light assembly for an additional fee...

FedEx testing residential delivery of bulky products, Bloomberg reports

Thanks to this reduced weight, Atlas is able to keep its balance better than its bigger and bulkier predecessors.

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This packing trick includes filling a small pouch with soft things like your undergarments, socks, etc., and then wrapping bulkier clothing things around the pouch to create a bundle.

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"So eventually that pocket gets bulkier and bulkier - hopefully - this season.

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