chunky

chunky
chunkily, adv.chunkiness, n.
/chung"kee/, adj., chunkier, chunkiest.
1. thick or stout; stocky.
2. in chunks.
3. full of chunks; coarse: chunky peanut butter; The soup was so chunky it was almost a stew.
[1745-55, Amer.; CHUNK1 + -Y1]

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