"hulky" meaning in English

See hulky in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: hulkier [comparative], hulkiest [superlative]
Etymology: hulk + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hulk|y}} hulk + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|hulkier}} hulky (comparative hulkier, superlative hulkiest)
  1. Large; hulking.
    Sense id: en-hulky-en-adj-wylm2uUy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for hulky meaning in English (1.3kB)

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