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单词 stumpy
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stumpy

adjective

ˈstəm-pē How to pronounce stumpy (audio)
stumpier; stumpiest
1
: short and thick : stubby
2
: full of stumps

Synonyms

  • chunky
  • dumpy
  • heavyset
  • squat
  • squatty
  • stocky
  • stout
  • stubby
  • thickset
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Example Sentences

stumpy penguins become agile swimmers the moment they hit the water
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Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1

stumpy

adjective

as in stout
being compact and broad in build and often short in stature stumpy penguins become agile swimmers the moment they hit the water

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • stout
  • stubby
  • stocky
  • squatty
  • dumpy
  • plump
  • thickset
  • sturdy
  • chunky
  • squat
  • husky
  • thick
  • heavyset
  • round
  • fat
  • pudgy
  • beefy
  • heavy
  • chubby
  • burly
  • bulky
  • corpulent
  • tubby
  • rotund
  • fleshy
  • full
  • thickish
  • brawny
  • obese
  • overweight
  • portly
  • paunchy
  • potbellied
  • flabby
  • soft
  • gross
  • weighty
  • roly-poly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • slender
  • puny
  • skinny
  • thin
  • fragile
  • frail
  • lean
  • delicate
  • bony
  • angular
  • lanky
  • slim
  • gaunt
  • sinewy
  • spare
  • scrawny
  • lank
  • rawboned
  • scraggy
  • slight
  • skeletal
  • spindly
  • wiry
  • haggard
  • cadaverous
  • emaciated
  • weedy
  • boney
  • anorexic
  • willowy
  • twiggy
  • wasted
  • waspish
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