Chunky vs Muscular - What's the difference?
chunky | muscular |
having chunks
(euphemistic, of a person) fat
Of, relating to, or connected with muscles.
* 1912 , , A Princess of Mars , chapter 2
Brawny, thewy, having strength.
* 1843 , , Stave Two
Having large, well-developed muscles.
(figurative) Strong, robust.
* 2014 June 9, Samanth Subramanian, "
Muscular is a synonym of chunky.
As adjectives the difference between chunky and muscular
is that chunky is having chunks while muscular is of, relating to, or connected with muscles.As a noun chunky
is alternative form of lang=en Native American game.chunky
English
Etymology 1
chunk + -yAdjective
(en-adj)- I ate a chunky bar of chocolate.
- I prefer chunky blonde girls to skinny brunettes.
Synonyms
* (overweight) portly, rotund, obese, cankle, huskyEtymology 2
See chunkey.muscular
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- It was an effort of the mind, of the will, of the nerves; not muscular , for I could not move even so much as my little finger, but none the less mighty for all that.
- The arms were very long and muscular ; the hands the same, as if its hold were of uncommon strength.
India After English?" (blog post), nybooks.com:
- Future prime ministers may struggle to replicate the sort of muscular countrywide support that Modi was able to earn.