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Bulky vs Voluminous - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between bulky and voluminous

is that bulky is being large in size, mass, or volume while voluminous is of or pertaining to volume or volumes.

bulky

English

Adjective

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

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to volume or volumes.
  • Consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions.
  • Of great volume, or bulk; large.
  • Having written much, or produced many volumes; copious; diffuse; as, a voluminous writer.