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Meaning of stumpy in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    stumpy

    Definitions

    1. short and thick

    Examples

    • « 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 »

    Synonyms

    • short

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