Bulkiness
of relatively large and cumbersome bulk or size.
(of a fabric or yarn) thick; lofty.
(of a garment) made of thick, resilient fabric or yarn:
a bulky sweater.
Contemporary Examples
Health-Care Reform Returns Surprising $1.5 Billion Medicare Savings Daniel Stone December 6, 2011
Historical Examples
Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel Samuel William Johnson
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The Time Traders Andre Norton
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The Trumpeter Swan Temple Bailey
The Thirteenth James J. Walsh
Nests and Eggs of Birds of The United States Thomas G. Gentry
adjective bulkier, bulkiest
very large and massive, esp so as to be unwieldy
adj.
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