adj
Meaning 1
Similar to, or tasting like beef.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
beefy
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈbiːfi/
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rhymes with -iːfi
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CMU ARPABET: B IY1 F IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Containing beef.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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adj
Meaning 3
Strong or muscular.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
- The barman was a big, beefy guy with his sleeves rolled up and tattoos on his arms.
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Synonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 4
Large; overweight; fat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 5
Sturdy; robust.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
- The software slows down even a beefy computer.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
muscular and heavily built
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a beefy wrestler
- had a tall burly frame
- clothing sizes for husky boys
- a strapping boy of eighteen
- `buirdly' is a Scottish term
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: burly, husky, strapping, buirdly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gwṓws Proto-Italic *gwōs Osco-Umbrianbor.? Latin bovem Anglo-Norman beofbor. Middle English bef English beef Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English beefy From beef + -y.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: lihaisa — similar to beef
- German: fleischig — similar to beef
- Italian: carnoso — similar to beef
- Romanian: cărnos — similar to beef
- Spanish: carnoso — similar to beef
- Spanish: carnudo — similar to beef
- Finnish: naudanlihapitoinen — containing beef
- German: fleischig — containing beef
- Spanish: cárnico — containing beef