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Definition of Beefy
1. Adjective. Muscular and heavily built. "`buirdly' is a Scottish term"
Geographical relationships: Scotland
Similar to: Robust
Derivative terms: Huskiness
Definition of Beefy
1. a. Having much beef; of the nature of beef; resembling beef; fleshy.
Definition of Beefy
1. Adjective. Similar to, or tasting like beef. ¹
2. Adjective. Containing beef. ¹
3. Adjective. (informal) Strong or muscular. ¹
4. Adjective. (informal) Sturdy; robust. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Beefy
1. brawny [adj BEEFIER, BEEFIEST] - See also: brawny
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beefy
Literary usage of Beefy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Novelist's Magazine (1784)
"IT was near ten o'clock when Mifs beefy came home; and Mr. Goodman, who had been
very ... beefy ..."
2. British Farmer's Magazine (1874)
"11 Gem the 2nd, calved 1885 ; by Z-alous (2349), out of Gem by beefy Ben (1869).—Sir
V. Cornwall, 48 gs. 12 Cherry the 2nd, calved 18(15 ..."
3. Our First Half Million: The Story of Our National Army by Captain X. (1918)
"asked the driver, as beefy unlatched the waterproof curtains and heavily deposited
himself in ... said beefy, fishing in his wet clothes for a cigarette. ..."
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