bulkily
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5.3
- adverb
- /ˈbʌlkɪli/
- He bulkily maneuvered through the narrow hallway, struggling with the oversized box.
Examples
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When he realized that it was the childishness of a bulkily clad, usually sensible woman whom he thought he understood well, a laugh ripped out of him.
Fiction book (1997) -
I made my way forward, aware, as I strode over the dusty flags, that a few rocks had been kicked or thrown or even, presumably, set there by others suited against the near-vacuum as bulkily as I.
Fiction book (1996) -
The EML to NSF converter quickly and bulkily converts emails in .eml format to .nsf file format with all data retention.
Blog text (31) -
The furniture was delivered bulkily, making it difficult to fit through the door.
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She walked bulkily across the sand, her heavy backpack bouncing with each step.
Synonyms
32
1.1
In a way that shows great weight or effort
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7.7
In an awkward, slow way that makes things difficult
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7.2
In a heavy, slow way that shows great weight
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7.2
In a heavy, clumsy way that makes movement feel awkward
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9.9
In a slow, awkward way because something is heavy or hard to move
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4.9
In a heavy, forceful way
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9.3
To move in a slow, heavy, and awkward way
Antonyms
How Bulky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bulkily comes from bulk, a simple word for a large 'mass' or 'load', plus -ly which makes the word describe how something is done. So bulkily means 'in a large, awkward way', like carrying a heavy box.