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stumpy

UK/ˈstʌmpi/ uncommon obsolete slang

adjective

1.

short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature

  • “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”

Origin

From stump + -y.

Phrases

  • stump up

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