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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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Grand but never imposing, the Hyvaa bed frame is the opposite of bulky.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2026
With all this tech packed into the Revo-C, the bike surprisingly doesn't have a bulky design.
—Stefan Ionescu
february 13, New Atlas, 13 Feb. 2026
The sheet listed $400 for an 8-by-10 photo, $500 for premium items and $700 for bulky memorabilia, noting quantities are limited each day.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
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“Bulky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulky. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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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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