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dumpy

 
Dictionary: dump·y1   (dŭm') pronunciation
 
adj., -i·er, -i·est.

Short and stout; squat.

[Probably from dump, lump.]

dumpily dump'i·ly adv.
dumpiness dump'i·ness n.
dum·py2 (dŭm') pronunciation
adj., -i·er, -i·est.

Resembling a dump, as in shabbiness; disreputable: “The place had a dark and dumpy look” (Washington Post).


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Thesaurus: dumpy
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adjective

    Short, heavy, and solidly built: blocky, chunky, compact1, heavyset, squat, stocky, stodgy, stubby, stumpy, thick, thickset. See fat/thin.

 
Antonyms: dumpy
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adj

Definition: short
Antonyms: slender, tall


 
Translations: Dumpy
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - lille og tyk, buttet

2.
adj. - rodet, lurvet, tarvelig

3.
n. - lille buttet flaske øl

Nederlands (Dutch)
kort en dik, verdrietig, vuil

Français (French)
1.
adj. - courtaud, boulot(te)

2.
adj. - minable, délabré

3.
n. - bouteille de bière (en Afrique du Sud)

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - (ugs.) pummelig, untersetzt, kurz und dick, rundlich

2.
adj. - mißgestimmt, niedergeschlagen, schäbig

3.
n. - (SAfr) Bierflasche (340 Ml)

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κακόκεφος, άκεφος, μελαγχολικός

Italiano (Italian)
tarchiato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - atarracado

Русский (Russian)
приземистый, коренастый

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - regordete

2.
adj. - zaparrastroso

3.
n. - tipo de botella de cerveza sudafricana

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kort och tjock

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
矮胖的, 粗短的, 矮脚鸡, 短雨伞, 矮沙发

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 矮胖的, 粗短的
n. - 矮腳雞, 短雨傘, 矮沙發

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 땅딸막한

2.
adj. - 우울한

3.
n. - 맥주병의 모양

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ずんぐりした, 小型で厚みがある, ものうい
n. - 足の短い鶏

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قصير وسمين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שמנמן, גוץ‬
adj. - ‮בלוי, ממורטט, מוזנח‬
n. - ‮סוג של בקבוק בירה (דרום-אפריקה)‬


 
 

 

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