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hulky

adj

Etymology

From hulk + -y.

  1. inherited from *hulukaz✻
  2. inherited from *huluk✻
  3. inherited from hulc — “light ship; heavy, clumsy ship; cabin, hovel, hut”
  4. derived from hulk
  5. derived from hulk
  6. inherited from hulk
  7. formed as hulky — “hulk + -y”

Definitions

  1. Large

    Large; hulking.

    • ‘I want to go first and have a round with that hulky fellow who turned to challenge me. It would be a good lesson for him.’
    • After riding high for two decades, the company that makes the hulky bikes that devoted riders affectionately call Hogs is sputtering.

The neighborhood

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