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beefy

  • /ˈbiːfi/

Rhymes with -iːfi

adjective beefier · beefiest

  1. Similar to, or tasting like beef.
  2. Containing beef. The Chicken Big Mac is similar to its beefy sibling; however, it replaces the two burgers with two tempura chicken patties.
  3. informal Strong or muscular. The barman was a big, beefy guy with his sleeves rolled up and tattoos on his arms.
  4. Large; overweight; fat. Grumping indignantly, he said, "By ginger, a nice blanky thing to lose a good job and risk being dam' near killed by Peabody for a beefy married woman. I tell you she weighs over fifteen stone, absolutely."
  5. informal Sturdy; robust. The software slows down even a beefy computer.

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adj similar to beef

Españolcarnoso, carnudo
Deutschfleischig
Italianocarnoso
Românăcărnos

adj containing beef

Españolcárnico
Deutschfleischig

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@misc{beefy_2026,
  title = {beefy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beefy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}