beefy

beefy
Synonyms and related words:
adipose, big-bellied, bloated, blowzy, bosomy, bouncing, brawny, burly, buxom, chubby, chunky, corpulent, distended, doughty, dumpy, fat, fattish, fleshy, forceful, forcible, forcy, full, full-blooded, full-strength, gross, gutsy, gutty, hale, hard, hard as nails, hardy, hearty, heavyset, hefty, hippy, husky, imposing, iron-hard, lusty, meaty, mighty, nervy, obese, obstinate, overweight, paunchy, plump, podgy, portly, potbellied, potent, powerful, pudgy, puffy, puissant, pursy, red-blooded, robust, robustious, roly-poly, rotund, rugged, square, squat, squatty, stalwart, steely, stocky, stout, strapping, strong, strong as brandy, strong as strong, strong-willed, sturdy, swollen, thick-bodied, thickset, top-heavy, tubby, vigorous, well-fed

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  • Beefy — may refer to:* Beef, meat obtained from bovines, or related concepts. * A flavor of Seabrook Potato Crisps * Ian Botham, an English cricket player nicknamed Beefy * Beefy, a fictional character in the novel The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B * …   Wikipedia

  • Beefy — Beef y, a. Having much beef; of the nature of beef; resembling beef; fleshy. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • beefy — brawny, 1743, from BEEF (Cf. beef) in colloquial extended sense human muscle + Y (Cf. y) (2) …   Etymology dictionary

  • beefy — ► ADJECTIVE 1) informal muscular or robust. 2) tasting like beef. DERIVATIVES beefily adverb beefiness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • beefy — [bēf′ē] adj. beefier, beefiest fleshy and solid; muscular and heavy; brawny beefiness n …   English World dictionary

  • beefy — adjective (beefier; est) Date: 1743 1. a. heavily and powerfully built < a beefy thug > b. substantial, sturdy < beefy shock absorbers > 2. a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • beefy — UK [ˈbiːfɪ] / US [ˈbɪfɪ] adjective Word forms beefy : adjective beefy comparative beefier superlative beefiest informal a beefy person has a large heavy body and strong muscles …   English dictionary

  • beefy — adjective a) Similar to, or tasting like beef Her boyfriend is a pretty beefy guy. b) Containing beef The barman was a big, beefy guy with his sleeves rolled up and tattoos on his arms …   Wiktionary

  • beefy — [[t]bi͟ːfi[/t]] beefier, beefiest ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Someone, especially a man, who is beefy has a big body and large muscles. ...a beefy red faced Englishman. Syn: brawny …   English dictionary

  • beefy — beef|y [ˈbi:fi] adj comparative beefier superlative beefiest someone who is beefy is big, strong, and often quite fat …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • beefy — beef|y [ bifi ] adjective INFORMAL a beefy person has a large heavy body and strong muscles …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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