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bulky

/ˈbʌlki/ adjectif C1

En français : gros, corpulent, volumineux, encombrant

  1. Being large in size, mass, or volume; big, fat or muscular.
  2. Unwieldy.
  3. Having excess body mass, especially muscle.

Comparatif bulkier · Superlatif bulkiest

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Dans la bibliothèque

Her bulky figure in a shawl and skirt might have been comic were it not for the intensity of feeling upon her face.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 117 · C1
Besides the signs of a struggle in the room of the unfortunate builder it is now known that the French windows of his bedroom (which is on the ground floor) were found to be open, that there were marks as if some bulky object had been dragged across to the wood-pile, and, finally, it is asserted that charred remains have been found among the charcoal ashes of the fire.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 39 · C1
Then from the pocket of his overcoat he drew a bulky object, and he busied himself in some task which ended with a loud, sharp click, as if a spring or bolt had fallen into its place.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 22 · C1
My limbs were weary and stiff, for I feared to change my position; yet my nerves were worked up to the highest pitch of tension, and my hearing was so acute that I could not only hear the gentle breathing of my companions, but I could distinguish the deeper, heavier in-breath of the bulky Jones from the thin, sighing note of the bank director.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 28 · B2

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