hulky

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(hŭl′kĭng) also hulk·y (hŭl′kē)

adj.

Unwieldy or bulky; massive.

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Adj.

hulky - of great size and bulk; "a hulking figure of a man"; "three hulking battleships"

hulking

big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"

hulky

adjective

Having a large body, especially in girth:

bulky, heavy, hefty, hulking, husky, stout.

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