Synonyms for chunky

Adjective

1. chunky, lumpy, unshapely (vs. shapely)
usage: like or containing small stick lumps; "the dumplings were chunky pieces of uncooked dough"
2. chunky, dumpy, low-set, squat, squatty, stumpy, short (vs. tall)
usage: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure"
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