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stumpy

 
Dictionary: Stump·y
 

a.

1. Full of stumps; hard; strong.

2. Short and thick; stubby. [Colloq.] «A stumpy little man.» J. C. Harris.


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adjective

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

 
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
  Synonyms: chunky, dumpy, low-set, squat, squatty


 
 
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