英语词汇“stubby”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Stubby things are thick and short, like your sister's stubby little toes or the stubby remains of your favorite pencil that's been sharpened until it's barely long enough to hold.

For some reason, this adjective is most commonly used to describe people's fingers and toes: "I always wanted to be a concert pianist like my brother, but my fingers were just too stubby." But you can use it for anything short and blunt, like the stubby baby carrots your mom packs in your lunch or the stubby, useless arms of an upright dinosaur like Tyrannosaurus rex.

WORD FAMILY

stubby: stubbiness

USAGE EXAMPLES

Until a sleek MIG-31 fighter jet suddenly appears in a field, its muscular, stubby wings spreading to reveal their trademark red star insignia.

New York Times(Oct 12, 2016)

Nintendo nails just about everything about the yesteryear gadget, until you realize that the hilariously stubby proprietary controller cords were created for a dollhouse.

Wall Street Journal(Nov 17, 2016)

As Trump’s stubby fingers hover over the nuclear button, this climate change denier will fry the planet.

The Guardian(Nov 09, 2016)

adj short and blunt

stubby fingers
a stubby pencil

Syn

short

(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length

单词	stubby
释义	stubby (once / 5291 pages) adj Stubby things are thick and short, like your sister's stubby little toes or the stubby remains of your favorite pencil that's been sharpened until it's barely long enough to hold. For some reason, this adjective is most commonly used to describe people's fingers and toes: "I always wanted to be a concert pianist like my brother, but my fingers were just too stubby." But you can use it for anything short and blunt, like the stubby baby carrots your mom packs in your lunch or the stubby, useless arms of an upright dinosaur like Tyrannosaurus rex. WORD FAMILY stubby: stubbiness USAGE EXAMPLES Until a sleek MIG-31 fighter jet suddenly appears in a field, its muscular, stubby wings spreading to reveal their trademark red star insignia. New York Times(Oct 12, 2016) Nintendo nails just about everything about the yesteryear gadget, until you realize that the hilariously stubby proprietary controller cords were created for a dollhouse. Wall Street Journal(Nov 17, 2016) As Trump’s stubby fingers hover over the nuclear button, this climate change denier will fry the planet. The Guardian(Nov 09, 2016) adj short and blunt stubby fingers a stubby pencil Syn short (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
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