stumpy Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
squat; squatty; low-set; chunky; dumpy.
- some people seem born to be square and chunky
- a dumpy little dumpling of a woman
- dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears
- a little church with a squat tower
- a squatty red smokestack
- a stumpy ungainly figure
WordNet
Stump"y adjective
Definitions
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Full of stumps; hard; strong. -
Short and thick; stubby. Colloq. "A stumpy little man." J. C. Harris.