Meaning & use
Beefy
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Muscular and heavily built; also used of a strong, robust flavor, especially in beer or broth.
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The beefy linebacker shrugged off every tackle attempt.
The stout had a beefy richness that surprised first-time drinkers.
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Literally derived from "beef," extended informally in the 19th century to describe strongly built people.
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