Bulky
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
When An Adopted Child Won’t Attach Tina Traster May 1, 2014
The Bomb Threat Under the Seats Clive Irving December 27, 2009
This Week’s Hot Reads: February 18, 2013 Mythili Rao February 17, 2013
Lifetime’s Amanda Knox Movie Barbie Latza Nadeau February 14, 2011
We are Living in the Golden Age of the Most Narcissistic and Voyeuristic Tech Imaginable Charles C. Johnson January 17, 2014
Historical Examples
A Humorous History of England C. Harrison
Weighed and Wanting George MacDonald
The Unlearned Raymond F. Jones
In the Valley Harold Frederic
Insect Adventures J. Henri Fabre
adjective bulkier, bulkiest
very large and massive, esp so as to be unwieldy
adj.
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