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adjective, stub·bi·er, stub·bi·est.of the nature of or resembling a stub. short and thick or broad; thick-set or squat: stubby fingers. consisting of or abounding in stubs. bristly, as the hair or beard. Origin of stubbyFirst recorded in 1565–75; stub1 + -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM stubbystub·bi·ly, adverbstub·bi·ness, nounWords nearby stubbystubbled, stubble-jumper, stubborn, stubborn as a mule, Stubbs, stubby, stub nail, STUC, stucco, stuccowork, stuck Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stubbyBut the key to positive identification was that stubby little finger on his left hand. The Night the SEALS Captured the Butcher of Fallujah|Patrick Robinson|November 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST But how could they bronze that stubby little body, the melon head, the double chin? Richard Ben Cramer Dies: Iconic Writer Had an Unerring Ear for Dialogue|John Avlon|January 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST Over time, as cells reproduce, our telomeres become shorter and shorter, until they become so stubby that the process stops. The New Science of Reverse Aging|Danielle Friedman|November 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST Stubby pushed two chairs up to the fire, waved Jack to one, and extended his own feet to the blaze. Poor Man's Rock|Bertrand W. Sinclair
She had stubby hands, and a figure which resembled a corn sack, well filled, and stamped down. Through Arctic Lapland|Cutcliffe Hyne There was a row of stubby telephone poles with a sagging wire between them. Operation Terror|William Fitzgerald Jenkins Stubby atmospheric wings unfolded into place on the shining metal sides. Deepfreeze|Robert Donald Locke Stubby and Buster went to the river and were soon swimming around and having great sport in the water as it was nice and warm. Billy Whiskers' Adventures|Frances Trego Montgomery
British Dictionary definitions for stubby
adjective -bier or -biestshort and broad; stumpy or thickset bristling and stiff nounAlso called: stubbie Australian slang a small bottle of beer Derived forms of stubbystubbily, adverbstubbiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to stubbyfat, squat, stocky, stout, stumpy, heavyset, thickset |