1. containing or resembling nuggets, especially gold nuggets
Usage: mining
2. having a stocky, compact build
Usage: informal; chiefly Australian

Examples

• The prospector found nuggety gold deposits in the riverbed.
• The soil was nuggety with small rocks and clay chunks.
• He was a nuggety little man with broad shoulders.
• The nuggety terrain made hiking difficult.
• She described the rugby player as nuggety and powerful.