bunchy

Forming thick clumps

Bunchy describes something gathered into bunches or having a bunch-like quality—clustered, lumpy, or unevenly distributed.

Fabric that is bunchy has gathered in folds or clumps rather than lying smooth: The dress looked bunchy around the waist.

Hair can be bunchy when it clumps together.

The word suggests something that should be even or flat but isn't.

gathered

clustered

Gathered closely together

aggregated · knotted · tangled · heaped · piled · massed · wadded · scrunched · rucked · poufy

textured

fabric

Woven or knit material

nubby · crinkled · puckered · seersucker · ruched · smocked · shirred · quilted · tufted · ruffled

lumpy

bumpy

Uneven in surface

chunky · bulging · protruding · knotty · gnarled · nubbly · irregular · bulbous · swollen · puffy

Opposites
texture/surface distribution

bunchysmooth

Without roughness or difficulty

flat · sleek · even · distributed · uniform

silhouette/form

bunchystreamlined

Made smooth and efficient

fitted · sleek · tailored · form-fitting · slim

Phrases
Family

bunch, bunches, bunched, bunching, unbunched

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G