Bulky
adjective
Something that is large or heavy and takes up a lot of space.
The bulky boxes were hard to carry.
Often appears as...
- bulky items
- bulky luggage
adjective
Something that is unwieldy or difficult to handle because of its size or complexity.
The company has a bulky administrative structure.
Often appears as...
- bulky system
- bulky process
Usage tips
Business
adjective
Involving large quantities or heavy concentrations.
The bulky grain shipments are transported by train.
Often appears as...
- bulky shipment
- bulky cargo
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Technical
adjective
Something that is large or heavy and takes up a lot of space.
The bulky boxes were hard to carry.
Often appears as...
- bulky items
- bulky luggage
adjective
Something that is unwieldy or difficult to handle because of its size or complexity.
The company has a bulky administrative structure.
Often appears as...
- bulky system
- bulky process
Usage tips
Business
adjective
Involving large quantities or heavy concentrations.
The bulky grain shipments are transported by train.
Often appears as...
- bulky shipment
- bulky cargo
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Presence
Bulky refers to physical size and weight, implying a challenge to move or store.
I had trouble fitting the bulky sweater in my suitcase.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Discreet
Using 'bulky' can suggest something is inconveniently visible due to its size.
He wore a bulky cast on his leg that everyone noticed.
Pro Tip 3/3Space Consuming
Bulky items eat up space, making an area feel smaller or more cluttered.
The bulky sculpture dominated the tiny apartment.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Presence
Bulky refers to physical size and weight, implying a challenge to move or store.
I had trouble fitting the bulky sweater in my suitcase.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Discreet
Using 'bulky' can suggest something is inconveniently visible due to its size.
He wore a bulky cast on his leg that everyone noticed.
Pro Tip 3/3Space Consuming
Bulky items eat up space, making an area feel smaller or more cluttered.
The bulky sculpture dominated the tiny apartment.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Presence
Bulky refers to physical size and weight, implying a challenge to move or store.
I had trouble fitting the bulky sweater in my suitcase.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Discreet
Using 'bulky' can suggest something is inconveniently visible due to its size.
He wore a bulky cast on his leg that everyone noticed.
Pro Tip 3/3Space Consuming
Bulky items eat up space, making an area feel smaller or more cluttered.
The bulky sculpture dominated the tiny apartment.
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Video examples
Robert Wood: Robotic...
I'll show you just a couple brief examples of where these things actually exist in modern life and technology. One is the things that are welding the doors on your cars in the assembly line. These are big, bulky, very precise fast things. One of the things you'll notice in this is that there's no humans anywhere near these
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How fear of nuclear...
It's a high-temperature gas reactor. It can't melt down. But it's really big and bulky, that's part of the safety, and nobody thinks it's going to ever get cheaper than the reactors that we have. The ones that use waste as fuel are really cool ideas, but the truth is,
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Neanderthals 101 PIPE...
The north's cold environment may have influenced neanderthals' physique. Their bodies were relatively short, with males averaging five feet, five inches and females five feet, one inch tall, and they were stocky with broad chests, bulky torsos, and muscular limbs.
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How to create a space...
overcoming this big pressurized bulky suit so we dream we dream big we want to enable humans we dream of superhuman performance I dream of a world without without with no disability let's just get rid of it no one should have a disability only ability we need to
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Safari Live - Day 340 PIPE...
was feeling kind of behind it and the impala is massive in comparison to her much bulkier than what she is so i'm afraid her ability to bring this down is great but still a long time until she's going to be able to hold on to kills like this
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How do ventilators work?...
But in extreme situations, ventilators can be the difference between life and death. And events like the COVID-19 pandemic have shown that they’re even more essential than we thought. Because current models are bulky, expensive,
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Cute Grizzly Bear Cubs...
this is one of the great wildlife sites you'll find anywhere in the world the grizzly bear buys with the polar bear for the title of the largest land carnivore and it's such an impressive massive bulky powerful animal but yet
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Amy Purdy: Living beyond...
until weeks later when I saw my new legs for the first time. The calves were bulky blocks of metal with pipes bolted together for the ankles and a yellow rubber foot with a raised rubber line from the toe to the ankle
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How transistors work -...
thus, enabling fast current-switching. The ability to amplify signals also made the triode crucial for radio and long distance communication. But despite these advancements, vacuum tubes were unreliable and bulky.
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Can light stop the...
light so be a pretty bulky device and really we see this mostly it's not not a personal protective device but for us as a social product protective device so a roomful of people that's where we'd like
Video examples
Robert Wood: Robotic...
I'll show you just a couple brief examples of where these things actually exist in modern life and technology. One is the things that are welding the doors on your cars in the assembly line. These are big, bulky, very precise fast things. One of the things you'll notice in this is that there's no humans anywhere near these
Video examples
How fear of nuclear...
It's a high-temperature gas reactor. It can't melt down. But it's really big and bulky, that's part of the safety, and nobody thinks it's going to ever get cheaper than the reactors that we have. The ones that use waste as fuel are really cool ideas, but the truth is,
Video examples
Neanderthals 101 PIPE...
The north's cold environment may have influenced neanderthals' physique. Their bodies were relatively short, with males averaging five feet, five inches and females five feet, one inch tall, and they were stocky with broad chests, bulky torsos, and muscular limbs.
Video examples
How to create a space...
overcoming this big pressurized bulky suit so we dream we dream big we want to enable humans we dream of superhuman performance I dream of a world without without with no disability let's just get rid of it no one should have a disability only ability we need to
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 340 PIPE...
was feeling kind of behind it and the impala is massive in comparison to her much bulkier than what she is so i'm afraid her ability to bring this down is great but still a long time until she's going to be able to hold on to kills like this
Video examples
How do ventilators work?...
But in extreme situations, ventilators can be the difference between life and death. And events like the COVID-19 pandemic have shown that they’re even more essential than we thought. Because current models are bulky, expensive,
Video examples
Cute Grizzly Bear Cubs...
this is one of the great wildlife sites you'll find anywhere in the world the grizzly bear buys with the polar bear for the title of the largest land carnivore and it's such an impressive massive bulky powerful animal but yet
Video examples
Amy Purdy: Living beyond...
until weeks later when I saw my new legs for the first time. The calves were bulky blocks of metal with pipes bolted together for the ankles and a yellow rubber foot with a raised rubber line from the toe to the ankle
Video examples
How transistors work -...
thus, enabling fast current-switching. The ability to amplify signals also made the triode crucial for radio and long distance communication. But despite these advancements, vacuum tubes were unreliable and bulky.
Video examples
Can light stop the...
light so be a pretty bulky device and really we see this mostly it's not not a personal protective device but for us as a social product protective device so a roomful of people that's where we'd like
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Quote examples
Scott Ritter
American Public Servant
The most dangerous thing Iraq could have ever had was a nuclear weapon. The nuclear weapon Iraq was trying to build was not deliverable by bomb or ballistic missile. It was a large, bulky device that they hoped to bury and set off to let the world know they had a nuclear weapon. They never achieved that.
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Walt Mossberg
American Journalist
Big screens helped propel Samsung to top-tier prominence and helped iPhone sales explode a few years later. But for many, including myself, the biggest-screen models just weren't practical, because their overall size made them too large, too bulky, and too heavy.
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Kunal Khemu
Indian Actor
Most people only concentrate on their upper body and ignore their legs. It doesn't make sense to have a bulky upper body and have skinny legs. I too, fell prey to this and had weak legs.
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Nikki Bella
American Athlete
I always had this perception that when you lift weights, you're going to get bulky and thick. I didn't realize you actually burn a lot of fat and that it trims you down.
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Kris Humphries
American Athlete
My whole mindset in training is to be explosive and fast, and I try not to get too big and bulky.
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Harley Pasternak
Canadian Author
Ladies, don't be afraid of getting big, bulky arm muscles from resistance exercise.
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Tinie Tempah
English Musician
I'm actually going to the gym, working on getting not fatter, just a bit bulkier.
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Peter Diamandis
American Businessman
Remember when vacation photos meant toting along a bulky camera?
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Naomi Campbell
British Model
I don't like workouts that make you bulky.
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Travie McCoy
American Musician
I'm not a big bulky jewelry dude.
Quote examples
Scott Ritter
American Public Servant
The most dangerous thing Iraq could have ever had was a nuclear weapon. The nuclear weapon Iraq was trying to build was not deliverable by bomb or ballistic missile. It was a large, bulky device that they hoped to bury and set off to let the world know they had a nuclear weapon. They never achieved that.
Quote examples
Walt Mossberg
American Journalist
Big screens helped propel Samsung to top-tier prominence and helped iPhone sales explode a few years later. But for many, including myself, the biggest-screen models just weren't practical, because their overall size made them too large, too bulky, and too heavy.
Quote examples
Kunal Khemu
Indian Actor
Most people only concentrate on their upper body and ignore their legs. It doesn't make sense to have a bulky upper body and have skinny legs. I too, fell prey to this and had weak legs.
Quote examples
Nikki Bella
American Athlete
I always had this perception that when you lift weights, you're going to get bulky and thick. I didn't realize you actually burn a lot of fat and that it trims you down.
Quote examples
Kris Humphries
American Athlete
My whole mindset in training is to be explosive and fast, and I try not to get too big and bulky.
Quote examples
Harley Pasternak
Canadian Author
Ladies, don't be afraid of getting big, bulky arm muscles from resistance exercise.
Quote examples
Tinie Tempah
English Musician
I'm actually going to the gym, working on getting not fatter, just a bit bulkier.
Quote examples
Peter Diamandis
American Businessman
Remember when vacation photos meant toting along a bulky camera?
Quote examples
Naomi Campbell
British Model
I don't like workouts that make you bulky.
Quote examples
Travie McCoy
American Musician
I'm not a big bulky jewelry dude.
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