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# chunky

adjective (chunky, chunkier, chunkiest)

«chunky» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Thick, solid and heavy-looking: a chunky jumper, chunky boots. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chunky/#m1)
2. Containing thick pieces: chunky soup, chunky peanut butter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chunky/#m2)
3. (of a person or animal, informal) Short and broad, with a solid body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chunky/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in everyday life for food, clothes and objects, and in stories for describing things vividly. In art and design "chunky" lines or letters are thick. Saying a person is chunky may be cheeky or unkind. Phrases: chunky knit, chunky chips, chunky peanut butter.

### Examples

- Grandma knitted me a chunky woolly jumper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chunky/#x1)
- I like chunky peanut butter with bits of nut. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chunky/#x2)
- She wore chunky boots in the snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chunky/#x3)
- The soup was chunky with carrots and potatoes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chunky/#x4)
- The toddler held a chunky crayon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chunky/#x5)
- The cat is a bit chunky after the holidays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chunky/#x6)

### Note

Forms: chunkier, chunkiest (y to i). From "chunk" (a thick piece). Opposite: smooth (food), thin or slim (things). Be careful using it about people.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chunky» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chunky/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chunky» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chunky.html) on Mova free.