chonkier; chonkiest
1
informal
: plump or chubby especially in an endearing way
—usually used of an animal
There's nothing more adorable than a chonky squirrel …—
Tiffany Midge
Tiffany Midge… an animal shelter shared pictures of him, in the hope he'd bag a new home. It turns out people love chonky cats, as the shelter was inundated with 3,000 requests …—Natasha Hinde
Natasha Hinde@peony2021 commented, "It's not fair. They [bulldog puppies] should stay that little and chonky forever …"—Liz O'Connell
Liz O'Connell2
informal
: bulky, oversize
Big sound doesn't have to mean uglifying your living room with chonky and industrial-looking speakers.—Adam Speight and Emily Peck
Adam Speight and Emily PeckThis isn't the kind of heavy, chonky charger that hangs awkwardly from the wall …—Arol Wright
Arol WrightFirst off, can we talk about how chonky this chair is in the box? Trying to heave this furniture into my house is like carrying an uncooperative St. Bernard.—Dave Irwin
Dave IrwinExamples of chonky in a Sentence
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In total, this hardware weighs 6.2 mg and uses 167 microwatts of power, which in theory could be suitable for a 10-mg flying robot, something about the size of a chonky gnat.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Dec. 2022
There’s now a nice, chonky gap between us and January’s Omicron peak.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2022
Read Brenda’s story about the chonky new Mac Studio.
—Wired Staff, Wired, 11 Mar. 2022
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IEEE Spectrum, 12 Dec. 2022
There’s now a nice, chonky gap between us and January’s Omicron peak.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2022
Read Brenda’s story about the chonky new Mac Studio.
—Wired Staff, Wired, 11 Mar. 2022
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“Chonky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chonky. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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