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
Examples of bulky in a Sentence
a big, bulky football player
bulky packages might cost more to mail
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Jon Stojan, USA Today, 13 May 2025
Image Image The first Street View model, which launched in 2007, was cobbled together into a bulky black top hat-like fixture and strapped onto a van and driven around Mountain View, Calif.
—Hank Sanders, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Many bras are bulky, uncomfortable, and feel like yet another weight women have to carry.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 10 May 2025
Glass, plastic or stainless steel Glass containers will last the longest, but glass is also the heaviest and bulkiest option.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
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“Bulky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulky. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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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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