English [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] From Middle English bulki boulky bulk -y
Pronunciation [ edit ] Adjective [ edit ] bulky (comparative bulkier superlative bulkiest
Being large in size, mass , or volume; big , fat or muscular
1960 March, G. Freeman Allen, “Europe's most luxurious express - the "Settebello"”, in Trains Illustrated , page 140:Needless to say, one's seat must be booked in advance and a platoon of urbane officials, one to each door of the train, awaits passengers to usher them to their seats and relieve them of their bulkier baggage.
Unwieldy .( bodybuilding ) Having excess body mass, especially muscle.Derived terms [ edit ] Translations [ edit ] large in size, mass, or volume
Arabic: ضَخْم ( ḍaḵm )
Bulgarian: обемист (bg) ( obemist ) , масивен (bg) ( masiven )
Catalan: voluminós
Czech: objemný (cs) (in volume )
Dutch: lijvig (nl) , omvangrijk (nl) , dik (nl)
Finnish: kookas (fi) , iso (fi)
French: gros (fr) , corpulent (fr) (of a person ), volumineux (fr)
German: massig (de) , wuchtig (de)
Greek: ογκώδης (el) ( ogkódis )
Hungarian: nagy terjedelmű
Ingrian: varma
Irish: téagartha
Italian: voluminoso (it) , massiccio (it) , ingombrante (it)
Korean: 거대한 ( geodaehan )
Maori: takapū ( of a person ) , pūngerungeru ( of a person ) , hore ( of a person )
Occitan: voluminós
Polish: masywny (pl)
Portuguese: grosso (pt) , volumoso (pt) , massudo (pt)
Romanian: mare (ro) , voluminos (ro)
Russian: объемистый (ru) ( obʺjemistyj )
Scottish Gaelic: tomadach
Serbo-Croatian: krupan (sh) , velik (sh)
Slovak: objemný
Spanish: voluminoso (es)
Swedish: skrymmande (sv)
Walloon: håynûle (wa)