beefier; beefiest
1
a
: heavily and powerfully built
a beefy football player
b
: substantial, sturdy
beefy shock absorbers
2
a
: of or suggesting beef
a beefy flavor
b
: full of beef
a beefy steak

Examples of beefy in a Sentence

The new truck has a beefier construction than the old model. a beefy man who worked in a warehouse all his life
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Under the hood remained a mix of inline-sixes and V-8s, with the powertrain lineup growing in size and power after a 1986 mid-life refresh; the beefiest, a 5.5-liter eight-cylinder found in the 560 SEL, reached 296 hp. Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2024 Prime Video on Tuesday morning announced a series order for a spinoff of Reacher, one of the streamer’s beefiest hits, centered on Maria Sten‘s Frances Neagley. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2024 And this time, beefier 4-pot Brembo brakes were added to the package. Peter Lyon, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024 Even on reasonably beefy PCs the game can run at low frame rates and crash reasonably often, so hopefully the new engine upgrade should fix some of those issues, as well as other issues that have cropped up recently. Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for beefy 

Word History

First Known Use

1743, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of beefy was in 1743

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“Beefy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beefy. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

beefy

adjective
beefier; beefiest
1
: heavily and powerfully built
a beefy wrestler
2
: of or suggesting beef
a beefy flavor
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