Modifies a noun

• sound: It's a full, beefy sound topped off with a hugh lighting rig.

• guitar: Packed full of catchy hooks, beefy guitars and huge sounds, the album is a must for all rock music lovers.

• man: A tall, beefy man with a voice that carries, he frequently uses a bullhorn to make it carry farther.

• bloke: The gates are proper turnstiles, the security people are beefy blokes with special gear, not hired rockers from the holiday camp.

Modifying Another Word

• very: A very beefy upgrade in all respects and kept quiet for a good reason.

• pretty: For a free update, this one is pretty beefy.

• too: Similarly, I replaced the flat spring which was rather too beefy for the job in hand.

• really: Or some really beefy special forces working behind enemy lines?

• rather: A rather beefy looking drummer, no callow youth, this.

Used with adjective complement

• look: Don't be fooled by cheap locks which look really beefy.