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BEEFY (beefier, beefiest)

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Irregular inflected forms: beefier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, beefiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does beefy mean? 

BEEFY (adjective)
  The adjective BEEFY has 1 sense:

1. muscular and heavily builtplay

  Familiarity information: BEEFY used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BEEFY (adjective)

 Declension: comparative and superlative 
Comparative: beefier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Superlative: beefiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Muscular and heavily built

Synonyms:

beefy; buirdly; burly; husky; strapping

Context example:

'buirdly' is a Scottish term

Similar:

robust (sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction)

Domain region:

Scotland (one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts)


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