Definition

1. 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

1. 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