beefy

[ bee-fee ]
/ ˈbi fi /

adjective, beef·i·er, beef·i·est.

of or like beef.
brawny; thickset; heavy.

Origin of beefy

First recorded in 1735–45; beef + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM beefy

beef·i·ly, adverb beef·i·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for beefier

beefy
/ (ˈbiːfɪ) /

adjective beefier or beefiest

like beef
informal muscular; brawny
informal fleshy; obese

Derived forms of beefy

beefily, adverb beefiness, noun