"brawny, fleshy and solid," 1743, from beef (n.) in colloquial extended sense "human muscle" + -y (2). Related: Beefiness.
a beefy wrestler
beef
beef up
beefcake
beef-eater
beefsteak
beefy
beehive
beek
bee-line
Beelzebub
been
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