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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Techno music blared as models in unisex knitwear walked a runway strewn with moss and split down the middle with bulky metal beams.
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Anika Reed, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
But, again, like cars, there are plenty of people and purposes that don’t require those bulky, hard-sided Yeti coolers with wheels, charging ports, and cup holders.
—Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
This mid-length trench coat should fall around the middle of your thigh, which can be great for weather protection without feeling too bulky.
—Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2025
But while salons have offered steam treatments as a curly hair staple for decades, at-home steamers have been too bulky (attempting to replicate in-salon domes) or too hard to use, requiring you to wrestle your curls into heated thermal caps, a battle that’s easy to lose.
—Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
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Anika Reed, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
But, again, like cars, there are plenty of people and purposes that don’t require those bulky, hard-sided Yeti coolers with wheels, charging ports, and cup holders.
—Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
This mid-length trench coat should fall around the middle of your thigh, which can be great for weather protection without feeling too bulky.
—Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2025
But while salons have offered steam treatments as a curly hair staple for decades, at-home steamers have been too bulky (attempting to replicate in-salon domes) or too hard to use, requiring you to wrestle your curls into heated thermal caps, a battle that’s easy to lose.
—Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bulky
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“Bulky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulky. Accessed 19 Sep. 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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