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🧥 Short and thick 🥜 With small lumps
chunky

chunky

21 3.5
Thick and full of small pieces, like peanut butter
  • adjective
  • /ˈtʃʌŋki/
: grumoso
  • After cooking, the pasta had a chunky sauce made with fresh tomatoes and herbs.
  • chunky peanut butter
  • chunky sauce
  • chunky texture

The dips were all really weird and chunky, almost like borderline soup.

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Examples

  • This stuff is kind of chunky.

    Speed of Life (1999)

  • But if you prefer your mashed potatoes a little chunky, then hand mixing is the way to go.

    Blog text (12)

  • Can you like see how chunky the material is?

  • What is this chunky apple and date fruit bar?

  • Tip! A great way to help stick to your weight loss goals is to eat chunky soups.

    Blog text (22)

  • The wings are grilled and come with a big cup of chunky blue cheese dressing.

    Blog text (18)

  • Nothing says fall is here like big chunky knit sweaters.

    Blog text (4)

  • Next item up for auction is this chunky knit cropped white sweater.

  • The soup was delicious, filled with chunky vegetables that added great texture.

  • I prefer my peanut butter chunky because it has satisfying bits of peanuts.

Synonyms

lumpy
vschunky
37 2.2

Not smooth because it has small pieces in it

emphasizes an overall thick texture with small solid pieces throughout
coarse
vschunky
29 3.7

A surface like sand or rough cloth that has large grains and is not smooth

means thick and contains solid bits without implying poor quality
blocky
vschunky
4 4.0

Having a thick, square or rectangular shape with straight edges

describes texture and small pieces rather than simple overall shape
clumpy
vschunky
3 4.7

Full of small lumps that stick together

focuses on a generally thick texture with small separate solid pieces
coarse-grained
vschunky
1 4.8

A rough texture made of large visible grains

refers to a thick texture with smaller solid pieces not large grains

Antonyms

smooth
224 1.0

A surface that is even and not rough

slim
91 1.0

Thin and with little body fat

Compounds

chunky peanut butter
  • US
1 1.0

A spread made from peanuts with small pieces that add crunch

chunky sweater
1 1.8

A knitted piece of clothing made with thick yarn to keep you warm

chunky heel
1 3.8

A wide, thick heel on a shoe or boot that gives more balance

How Chunky

lumpy
37 2.2
coarse
29 3.7
chunky
21 3.5
creamy
59 1.1
smooth
224 1.0

Surface Forms

chunky positive

Morphology

chunky = chunk (transparent) = chunk + y

Direct adjectival formation from the noun 'chunk' meaning 'having lumps' is clear and predictable.

Etymology

Chunky comes from the simple word chunk, which means a 'thick piece' or 'lump', plus the ending -y meaning 'full of' or 'having'. So chunky means 'full of chunks', like peanut butter with pieces or a soup with vegetable bits.