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
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Examples of bulky in a Sentence
a big, bulky football player
bulky packages might cost more to mail
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Today, large corporations have bulky IT infrastructure and teams to manage their tech stacks.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Never place anything that’s bulky or hefty above the height of your shoulders.
—Kelly Roberson, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Never place anything that’s bulky or hefty above the height of your shoulders.
—Kelly Roberson, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2025
Most of us have a power strip full of charging blocks that all seemingly do the same thing: The bulky one is for your laptop, the slow one is for your phone, and the random ones are for your gadgets.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
Stretch Twill Denim Jacket Traveling with bulky jackets isn’t the most practical option.
—Ali Faccenda, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Bulky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulky. Accessed 19 Jan. 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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