Etymology

bulky

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Today it means: Being large in size, mass, or volume; big, fat or muscular. Full definition →

Middle English bulki
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  1. Middle English · inherited frombulki
  2. English todaybulky

From Middle English bulki, boulky, equivalent to bulk + -y.

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