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Bulky vs Powerful - What's the difference?

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Bulky is a related term of powerful.


As adjectives the difference between bulky and powerful

is that bulky is being large in size, mass, or volume while powerful is having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.

bulky

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Being large in size, mass, or volume.
  • Unwieldy
  • (bodybuilding) Having excess body mass, especially muscle.

    • powerful

    English

    Alternative forms

    * powerfull * powreful * powrefull

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.
  • * (William Shakespeare)
    • The powerful grace that lies / In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=19 citation , passage=As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.}}
  • (mining) Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.

    • Synonyms

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