beefy

adjective \ ˈbē-fē \

Updated on: 4 Dec 2017

Definition of beefy

beefier; beefiest

1 a : heavily and powerfully built

a beefy thug

b : substantial, sturdy

beefy shock absorbers

2 a : of or suggesting beef

a beefy flavor

b : full of beef

a beefy steak

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Examples of beefy in a Sentence

The new truck has a beefier construction than the old model.
a beefy man who worked in a warehouse all his life

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The mellow sound of the Boesendorfer, less beefy than that of a Steinway, suited his approach to both J.S. Bach’s keyboard concerto No. 5 in F minor (BWV 1056) and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major.

— john von rhein, chicagotribune.com, "Schiff moves with conviction from piano bench to CSO podium," 3 Nov. 2017
One thing Congress can agree on: President Donald Trump requested a beefy $668 billion defense budget that would keep his promise of expanding America's military.

— dan sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Counting the costs of Hurricane Irma," 18 Sep. 2017
In addition to its beefy, buttery favorites, Solly's also serves tenderloin and pork chop sandwiches, bratwurst, chicken salad, tuna salad and desserts, including homemade pies made fresh daily.

— geoff bruce, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "The real butter burger? Check out Solly's Grille in Glendale," 31 Aug. 2017
Even if the once beefy nation-building budgets won’t materialize this time, the tasks for the U.S. Embassy in Kabul are incredibly challenging.

— saad mohseni and, WSJ, "President Trump Needs a Special Envoy in Afghanistan," 23 Aug. 2017
However, the Spartans’ offense managed to become one-dimensional late because of their insistence on trying to run the ball in the middle of the game against Northwestern’s beefy front seven.

— chris solari, Detroit Free Press, "MSU report card: Too many mistakes for Spartans to overcome in loss," 29 Oct. 2017
All that and more came together back in 2014 to make instant classics of the stylish two-seat sport coupe GT and its beefier sibling, the GT S (456 and 503 hp, respectively).

— brian melton, star-telegram, "Mercedes is expanding the AMG GT family for 2018," 4 Oct. 2017
About 70 percent of the dogs have the blocky heads, toothy smiles and beefy bodies associated with pit bulls.

— vikki ortiz healy, chicagotribune.com, "Safe Humane Chicago group saves 'Court Case Dogs' from euthanasia," 1 Sep. 2017
The Jamaican patty double-down seems like a gimmick borrowed from 2010, but the concept is delicious all the same, with two beefy patties sandwiching strips of bacon and oozing Swiss cheese fondue and Sriracha.

— Bon Appetit, "Patois," 26 Oct. 2017

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First Known Use of beefy

1743

beefy Synonyms

Synonyms

¹husky, brawny, burly, hefty, hulking, mesomorphic

Related Words

able-bodied, athletic, herculean, mighty, muscle-bound, muscular, powerful, robust, rugged, sinewy, stalwart, stout, strapping, strong, sturdy; chunky, compact, heavy, heavyset, solid, squat, squatty, stocky, thickset; chubby, dumpy, lumpish, podgy [chiefly British], portly, pudgy, roly-poly, tubby

Near Antonyms

lean, light, lightweight, slender, slight, slim, svelte, sylphlike, thin, willowy; bony (also boney), gangling, gangly, gaunt, gawky, lanky, reedy, scraggy, scrawny, skinny, spare, stringy, twiggy, waspish, weedy; spidery, wiry; debilitated, delicate, effete, emaciated, enervated, enfeebled, feeble, fragile, frail, infirm, puny, unathletic, weak, weakly, wimpy

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Definition of beefy for English Language Learners

: large, strong, and often fat
: strongly built
: of or relating to beef

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