beefy
/'bi:fi/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having a large, strong, and muscular body: "beefy" describes a person, typically a man or boy, who is heavily built with prominent muscles and a solid, powerful physique.
- Thick, solid, or substantial: In a more figurative sense, "beefy" can describe something that is robust, hearty, or substantial in nature or appearance.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The security guard was a beefy man who could easily handle any trouble.
- He ordered a beefy burger loaded with extra patties and cheese.
- For the role, they needed a beefy actor who looked like he could work on a farm all day.
Advanced Usage
- "beefy arms/legs/shoulders": used to describe specific body parts that are particularly muscular and thick.
- The weightlifter showed off his beefy arms.
- "beefy flavor/texture": used informally to describe food, especially meat, that has a rich, substantial, or hearty quality.
- The stew had a wonderfully beefy broth.
Variants and Related Words
- Beef (n): the flesh of a cow, bull, or ox, used as food. Informally, it can also mean muscular strength or substance.
- He's been working out to add more beef to his frame.
- Beefcake (n, informal): a man with a very muscular physique.
- The magazine cover featured a Hollywood beefcake.
Synonyms
- Burly: large and strong; heavily built.
- Husky: (of a person) big and strong.
- Strapping: (of a person) big, strong, and healthy.
- Muscular: having well-developed muscles.
- Brawny: physically strong; muscular.
Antonyms
- Skinny: very thin.
- Scrawny: unattractively thin and bony.
- Slender: gracefully thin.
- Slight: small and thin.
Related Phrases/Idioms
- No direct idioms use "beefy" as the core component. The word is typically used as a straightforward descriptive adjective.
Adjective
- muscular and heavily built
- a beefy wrestler
- had a tall burly frame
- clothing sizes for husky boys
- a strapping boy of eighteen
- `buirdly' is a Scottish term