Antonyms for beefy
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : bee-fee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbi fi |
Definition of beefy
Origin :- "brawny," 1743, from beef (n.) in colloquial extended sense "human muscle" + -y (2). Related: Beefiness.
- adj brawny
- The trader thwacked his beefy hand down on Lennon's shoulder.
- Extract from : « Bloom of Cactus » by Robert Ames Bennet
- He, and not the beefy brute or the intellectual paragon, would be Superman.
- Extract from : « A Poor Man's House » by Stephen Sydney Reynolds
- For the outdoor girl has large hands and large arms, both of a beefy red.
- Extract from : « Nights in London » by Thomas Burke
- The roué, the puffed and beefy man of sensual type, was absent.
- Extract from : « The Light of the Star » by Hamlin Garland
- Moreover, it is distinctively British—at once beefy and breezy.
- Extract from : « Musical Criticisms » by Arthur Johnstone
- The Kid and the Bearcat stepped out of sight, and likewise the beefy man.
- Extract from : « Good References » by E. J. Rath
- "Now, the winner of this bout, gents——" The beefy man was talking again.
- Extract from : « Good References » by E. J. Rath
- As they disappeared I turned to Beefy and said, Well, old chap, what about women now?
- Extract from : « John Brown » by Captain R. W. Campbell
- Why, Beefy, youre almost a Hun where the other sex is concerned.
- Extract from : « John Brown » by Captain R. W. Campbell
- Beefy, here, was saying women are neurotic and cheap these days.
- Extract from : « John Brown » by Captain R. W. Campbell
Synonyms for beefy
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