BULKY
What does "BULKY" mean?
Taking up a lot of space, often awkwardly large or hard to handle.
Meanings
- Large in size or volume, especially in a way that is cumbersome. The bulky old monitor barely fit through the office doorway.
- Of yarn or fabric, thick and heavy. She knit the sweater from a bulky wool that worked up fast. technical
Word origin
From Middle English 'bulke' (a heap or cargo, from Old Norse 'bulki', the cargo of a ship) plus the adjective suffix '-y'.
Remember it
BULKY hides BULK with a Y: a Y-shaped box is the hardest shape to pack.
A little poem
The wardrobe won't turn-
stuck halfway up the stairwell,
too proud to be moved.
haiku
Wordplay
- I bought a bulky desk online. The shipping was the heavy part, but so was the regret.
What it teaches
Size is not the same as worth: the bulkiest thing in the room is often the easiest to outgrow.
Quick facts
What does BULKY mean?
Taking up a lot of space, often awkwardly large or hard to handle.
Is BULKY a valid word?
Yes — BULKY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BULKY?
BULKY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does BULKY come from?
From Middle English 'bulke' (a heap or cargo, from Old Norse 'bulki', the cargo of a ship) plus the adjective suffix '-y'.
What can BULKY teach us?
Size is not the same as worth: the bulkiest thing in the room is often the easiest to outgrow.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.