chunkful

noun, adj — 2 senses

chunkful

noun

Etymology From chunk + -ful.

1

Synonym of chunk.

  • Man approaches his destiny of the demiurge by biting off one chunkful of insight after another into the nature of things and how they work, and his power and responsibility grows in proportion to the growth of his insight.1967, Sohan Singh, The Way of Education, page 9:
  • The half-head drips with molten fat, and the cachucha man (who is in a dark suit with shirt and tie) winces at the heat as with both hands he rips it apart, yanking a chunkful of cheek from the pig's grinning profile, hot grease streaming over his hands and splashing out into the crowd.2009, John Barlow, Everything But the Squeal: A Year of Pigging Out in Northern Spain, page 76:
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  • The errand boy returned with Fani's sandwich, which he ate fast, taking enormous chunkfuls with each bite.2014, Salar Abdoh, Tehran at Twilight, page 165:

chunkful

adj

Etymology From chunk + -ful.

1

Chunky.

  • Sandwiches that could hold their own at the most splendid London high tea, as well as chunkful salads and pastas, make it worth the size larger ladies will end up with when trying on clothes on the other Bergdorf floors.1981, Forbes - Volume 127, Issues 8-13, page 20:
  • Every time he thinks about Nomzamo, guilt takes a chunkful bite at his heart.2015, Dumisani Hlatshwayo, Total Bliss:

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