beefy
beefy
adj \ˈbē-fē\beef·i·erbeef·i·est
Definition of BEEFY
1
a : heavily and powerfully built <a beefy thug> b : substantial, sturdy <beefy shock absorbers>
2
a : of or suggesting beef <a beefy flavor> b : full of beef <a beefy steak>
See Examples of BEEFY
- The new truck has a beefier construction than the old model.
- <a beefy man who worked in a warehouse all his life>
First Known Use of BEEFY
1743
Related to BEEFY
Related Words: able-bodied, athletic, herculean, mighty, muscle-bound, muscular, powerful, robust, rugged, sinewy, stalwart, stout, strapping, strong, sturdy; chunky, compact, heavy, heavyset, solid, squat, squatty, stocky, thickset; chubby, dumpy, lumpish, podgy [chiefly British], portly, pudgy, roly-poly, tubby
Near Antonyms: lean, light, lightweight, slender, slight, slim, svelte, sylphlike, thin, willowy; bony (also boney), gangling, gangly, gaunt, gawky, lanky, reedy, scraggy, scrawny, skinny, spare, stringy, twiggy, waspish, weedy; spidery, wiry; debilitated, delicate, effete, emaciated, enervated, enfeebled, feeble, fragile, frail, infirm, puny, unathletic, weak, weakly, wimpy
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