beefy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbiːfi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbifi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bē′fē)

Inflections of 'beefy' (adj):
beefier
adj comparative
beefiest
adj superlative

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
beef•y /ˈbifi/USA pronunciation   adj., -i•er, -i•est. 
  1. of or like beef:a beefy taste.
  2. brawny;
    muscular:a beefy cop.
beef•i•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
beef•y  (bē′fē),USA pronunciation adj., beef•i•er, beef•i•est. 
  1. of or like beef.
  2. brawny;
    thickset;
    heavy.
  3. obese.
  • beef + -y1 1735–45
beef′i•ly, adv. 
beef′i•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
beefy / ˈbiːfɪ/ (beefier, beefiest)
  1. muscular; brawny
ˈbeefiness
'beefy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
burly

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