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View usage for: (stʌmpi) adjectiveStumpy things are short and thick. Does this dress make my legs look too stumpy? Synonyms: chunky, short, heavy, thick More Synonyms of stumpy stumpy in British English (ˈstʌmpɪ) adjectiveWord forms: stumpier or stumpiest1. short and thickset like a stump; stubby 2. abounding in or full of stumps Derived forms stumpiness (ˈstumpiness) noun stumpy in American English (ˈstʌmpi) adjectiveWord forms: ˈstumpier or ˈstumpiest1. US covered with stumps 2. like a stump; short and thickset; stubby Examples of 'stumpy' in a sentencestumpy The dogs chase him for a while: one is red, with short stumpy legs and long hair.She looked at the hand, strong, stumpy and black, and she knew it was the hand of authority.A Glikkun youth with no teeth and no feet or calves, on his stumpy knees in a box, begging. Definition short and thick like a stump Do these shorts make my legs look stumpy? Additional synonymsDefinition short and plump I used to be quite dumpy before I lost weight. Synonyms podgy, homely, short, plump, squat, stout, chunky, chubby, tubby, roly-poly, pudgy, squab, fubsy (archaic, dialect) Definition solid or fat He was short and heavy. Synonyms overweight, fat, plump, obese, stocky, fleshy, portly, corpulent, thickset, hevE Definition of little height He's short for his age. Synonyms small, little, wee, tiny, squat, diminutive, petite, pint-sized (informal), dumpy, dwarfish, knee high to a grasshopper, fubsy (archaic, dialect), knee high to a gnat - stump
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Additional synonymsDefinition short and thick squat stone houses Synonyms low, short, stunted, stumpy, smallDefinition (of a person) short but well-built She had been quite a stocky girl. Synonyms thickset, solid, sturdy, chunky, stubby, dumpy, stumpy, mesomorphic Definition short and broad He pointed a stubby finger at the wooden chair opposite him. Synonyms stumpy, short, squat, stocky, chunky, dumpy, thickset, fubsy (archaic, dialect) Definition having a relatively great distance between opposite surfaces He folded his thick arms across his chest. Synonyms bulky, broad, big, large, fat, solid, substantial, hefty, plump, sturdy, stout, chunky, stocky, meaty, beefy (informal), thicksetDefinition stocky in build his stout, thickset figure Synonyms stocky, sturdy, burly, strong, heavy, muscular, bulky, beefy (informal), well-built, stubby, brawny, powerfully built |