bulky

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbʌlki/
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Adjective

bulky (comparative bulkier, superlative bulkiest)

Being large in size, mass, or volume.
Unwieldy.
(bodybuilding) Having excess body mass, especially muscle.

Translations

large in size, mass, or volume

Arabic: ضَخْم‎ m (ḍaḵm), ضَخْمَة‎ f (ḍaḵma)
Bulgarian: обемист (bg) (obemist), масивен (bg) (masiven)
Catalan: voluminós
Czech: objemný m (in volume)
Dutch: lijvig (nl), omvangrijk (nl), dik (nl)
Finnish: kookas (fi), iso (fi)
French: gros (fr), corpulent (of a person), volumineux (fr)
German: massig (de), wuchtig (de)
Greek: ογκώδης (el) (ogkódis)
Hungarian: nagy terjedelmű
Italian: voluminoso (it) m, massiccio (it) m, ingombrante (it)

Korean: 거대한 (geodaehan)
Occitan: voluminós
Polish: masywny (pl)
Portuguese: grosso (pt), volumoso (pt), massudo (pt)
Romanian: mare (ro), voluminos (ro)
Russian: объемистый (ru) (obʺjemistyj)
Scottish Gaelic: tomadach
Serbo-Croatian: krupan (sh), velik (sh)
Slovak: objemný
Spanish: voluminoso (es)
Walloon: håynûle (wa) m or f

unwieldy

Bulgarian: тромав (bg) (tromav)
Finnish: kömpelö (fi)
French: encombrant (fr)
German: sperrig (de)
Italian: scomodo (it) m

Occitan: embarrassant, empachós, encombrant, encombrós, empachatiu, entrepachant
Romanian: mătăhălos (ro)
Russian: громо́здкий (ru) (gromózdkij)
Spanish: abultado (es)

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