Definition of Hulky

1. Adjective. Of great size and bulk. "Three hulking battleships"

Exact synonyms: Hulking
Similar to: Big, Large
Derivative terms: Hulk

Definition of Hulky

1. Adjective. Large; hulking. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hulky

1. massive [adj HULKIER, HULKIEST] - See also: massive

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hulky

hula hooping
hula hoops
hulan
hulas
hulch
hulches
hule
hules
hulk
hulked
hulkier
hulkiest
hulking
hulkingly
hulks
hulky (current term)
hull
hull-down
hull-loss accident
hull-up
hull breach
hull splash
hullaballoo
hullabaloo
hullabaloos
hulled
huller
hullers
hullier
hulliest

Literary usage of Hulky

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Principles of forensic medicine by William Augustus Guy, David Ferrier (1875)
"... swells and spreads into a hulky ash : odour as of haked apple. ... gives off a dense smoke, and leaves a moderately hulky ash : odour, aromatic and ..."

2. Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and ...by Francis Grose, Hewson Clarke by Francis Grose, Hewson Clarke (1811)
"A society existing in 1748. hulky,or HULKING. A great hulky fellow; an over-grown clumsy lout, or fellow. ..."

3. Glossary of Northamptonshire Words and Phrases by Anne Elizabeth Baker (1854)
"1. To loiter about, to spend time lazily. HP hulky, or HULKING. Large, unwieldy. " He's a great, hulky, idle fellow, always loitering and lolloping about. ..."

4. The Medico-chirurgical Review by James Johnson, Henry James Johnson (1830)
"Whatever truth there may he in this remark, we agree with Mr. A. that the hest purgatives are those which procure " a full, hulky, hut not frequent ..."

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