beefy.
Similar to, or tasting like beef.
Meaning & usage
Similar to, or tasting like beef.
Containing beef.
Strong or muscular.
The barman was a big, beefy guy with his sleeves rolled up and tattoos on his arms.
Large; overweight; fat.
Sturdy; robust.
The software slows down even a beefy computer.
Where this word comes from
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.
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