tubbyadj.

Brit.

/ˈtʌbi/, U.S.

/ˈtəbi/

Etymology: < tub n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

Resembling or suggesting a tub.

1. Tub-shaped, tub-like; of rounded outline, and stout or broad in proportion to the length; of a person, corpulent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > condition of being short and thick or broad > [adjective]

stoba1500

stubbeda1529

stubbleda1529

strunt1577

stumpy1600

chubby1611

stumpish1618

chubbed1674

squat1684

chubbish1685

chub1688

squabbed1694

cloddy1712

clavellated1713

pluggy1720

squab1723

puddy1747

tubbish1786

stunt1788

bunting1808–25

dumpy1808

clumpy1820

dubby1825

stubby1831

chunky1833

snubbed1835

tubby1835

pudgy1862

squatty1881

squidgy1891

the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > broad shape or physique > [adjective] > fat or plump

fatc893

frimOE

fullOE

overfatOE

greatOE

bald1297

roundc1300

encorsivea1340

fattishc1369

fleshyc1369

fleshlyc1374

repletea1398

largec1405

corsious1430

corpulentc1440

corsyc1440

fulsome1447

portlyc1487

corporate1509

foggy fata1529

corsive1530

foggish?1537

plump1545

fatty1552

fleshful1552

pubble1566

plum1570

pursy1576

well-fleshed1576

gross?1577

fog1582

forfatted1586

gulchy1598

bouksome1600

fat-fed1607

meatified1607

chuff1609

plumpya1616

bloat1638

blowze-like1647

obese1651

jollya1661

bloated1664

chubbed1674

pluffya1689

puffya1689

pussy1688

sappy1694

crummy1718

chubby1722

fodgel1724

well-padded1737

beefy1743

plumpish1753

pudsy1754

rotund1762

portable1770

lusty1777

roundabout1787

well-cushioned1802

plenitudinous1803

stout1804

embonpointc1806

roly-poly1808

adipose1810

roll-about1815

foggy1817

poddy1823

porky1828

hide-blown1834

tubby1835

stoutish1836

tubbish1836

superfatted1841

pottle-bodied1842

pincushiony1851

opulent1882

well-covered1884

well-upholstered1886

butterball1888

endomorphic1888

tisty-tosty1888

pachyntic1890

barrel-bodied1894

overweight1899

pussy-gutted1906

upholstered1924

1835 J. Anster tr. J. W. von Goethe Faustus (1887) ii. v. 269 Come, short-horned, thick Devils, tubby, stubby.

1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock (1861) 14 They are mostly square and squat in rigging, and somewhat tubby in build.

1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 9 June 2/2 In 1690..he [Stradivarius] began to improve his model, bringing it flatter, the great secret of the true violin as opposed to the old tubby model.

1888 R. Kipling Rescue of Pluffles in Plain Tales from Hills 50 Mrs. Hauksbee had seen an earlier generation..decay into fat Captains and tubby Majors.

1905 Westm. Gaz. 21 Mar. 4/2 Driving a tubby [motor] car.

2. Sounding like a tub when struck; dull or wooden in sound. Of a sound of this quality.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > non-resonance > [adjective]

deada1533

sullen1599

wooden1609

flat1626

shallow1626

lumpish1742

dowf1768

toneless1773

deadish1783

insonorous1795

tubby1807

veiled1816

puffy1832

narrow-toned1865

woolly1872

woody1875

dull1878

irresonant1899

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > [adjective] > timbre or quality > not clear

tubby1807

mushy1924

muddy1950

smoky1958

1807 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life II. xvi. 90 The dead, lumpish, tubby tones of the fourth and fifth strings of the guittar.

1883 H. R. Haweis My Musical Life (1884) I. 95 He [the violin] goes ‘tubby’ (a term used to express a dull vibration).

1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 869/2 Tubby.., characterised by reverberant booming for frequencies which are familiar when barrels are struck.

1962 A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio 243 Boomy, subjective description of a sound quality which has resonances in the low frequencies, or a broad band of bass lift. Expressions with similar shades of meaning are tubby or, simply, bassy.

1981 Popular Hi-Fi Mar. 81/3 Drum sound was tubby on both decks.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tubby
释义	tubbyadj. Brit. /ˈtʌbi/, U.S. /ˈtəbi/ Etymology: < tub n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Resembling or suggesting a tub. 1. Tub-shaped, tub-like; of rounded outline, and stout or broad in proportion to the length; of a person, corpulent. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > condition of being short and thick or broad > [adjective] stoba1500 stubbeda1529 stubbleda1529 strunt1577 stumpy1600 chubby1611 stumpish1618 chubbed1674 squat1684 chubbish1685 chub1688 squabbed1694 cloddy1712 clavellated1713 pluggy1720 squab1723 puddy1747 tubbish1786 stunt1788 bunting1808–25 dumpy1808 clumpy1820 dubby1825 stubby1831 chunky1833 snubbed1835 tubby1835 pudgy1862 squatty1881 squidgy1891 the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > broad shape or physique > [adjective] > fat or plump fatc893 frimOE fullOE overfatOE greatOE bald1297 roundc1300 encorsivea1340 fattishc1369 fleshyc1369 fleshlyc1374 repletea1398 largec1405 corsious1430 corpulentc1440 corsyc1440 fulsome1447 portlyc1487 corporate1509 foggy fata1529 corsive1530 foggish?1537 plump1545 fatty1552 fleshful1552 pubble1566 plum1570 pursy1576 well-fleshed1576 gross?1577 fog1582 forfatted1586 gulchy1598 bouksome1600 fat-fed1607 meatified1607 chuff1609 plumpya1616 bloat1638 blowze-like1647 obese1651 jollya1661 bloated1664 chubbed1674 pluffya1689 puffya1689 pussy1688 sappy1694 crummy1718 chubby1722 fodgel1724 well-padded1737 beefy1743 plumpish1753 pudsy1754 rotund1762 portable1770 lusty1777 roundabout1787 well-cushioned1802 plenitudinous1803 stout1804 embonpointc1806 roly-poly1808 adipose1810 roll-about1815 foggy1817 poddy1823 porky1828 hide-blown1834 tubby1835 stoutish1836 tubbish1836 superfatted1841 pottle-bodied1842 pincushiony1851 opulent1882 well-covered1884 well-upholstered1886 butterball1888 endomorphic1888 tisty-tosty1888 pachyntic1890 barrel-bodied1894 overweight1899 pussy-gutted1906 upholstered1924 1835 J. Anster tr. J. W. von Goethe Faustus (1887) ii. v. 269 Come, short-horned, thick Devils, tubby, stubby. 1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock (1861) 14 They are mostly square and squat in rigging, and somewhat tubby in build. 1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 9 June 2/2 In 1690..he [Stradivarius] began to improve his model, bringing it flatter, the great secret of the true violin as opposed to the old tubby model. 1888 R. Kipling Rescue of Pluffles in Plain Tales from Hills 50 Mrs. Hauksbee had seen an earlier generation..decay into fat Captains and tubby Majors. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 21 Mar. 4/2 Driving a tubby [motor] car. 2. Sounding like a tub when struck; dull or wooden in sound. Of a sound of this quality. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > non-resonance > [adjective] deada1533 sullen1599 wooden1609 flat1626 shallow1626 lumpish1742 dowf1768 toneless1773 deadish1783 insonorous1795 tubby1807 veiled1816 puffy1832 narrow-toned1865 woolly1872 woody1875 dull1878 irresonant1899 society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > [adjective] > timbre or quality > not clear tubby1807 mushy1924 muddy1950 smoky1958 1807 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life II. xvi. 90 The dead, lumpish, tubby tones of the fourth and fifth strings of the guittar. 1883 H. R. Haweis My Musical Life (1884) I. 95 He [the violin] goes ‘tubby’ (a term used to express a dull vibration). 1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 869/2 Tubby.., characterised by reverberant booming for frequencies which are familiar when barrels are struck. 1962 A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio 243 Boomy, subjective description of a sound quality which has resonances in the low frequencies, or a broad band of bass lift. Expressions with similar shades of meaning are tubby or, simply, bassy. 1981 Popular Hi-Fi Mar. 81/3 Drum sound was tubby on both decks. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1807
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