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    DUMPY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected forms: dumpier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, dumpiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: dumpier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: dumpiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Short and plumpplay

    Synonyms:

    dumpy; podgy; pudgy; roly-poly; tubby

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    fat (having an (over)abundance of flesh)

    Derivation:

    dumpiness (a short and stout physique)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculatureplay

    Example:

    a stumpy ungainly figure

    Synonyms:

    chunky; dumpy; low-set; squat; squatty; stumpy

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    little; short (low in stature; not tall)

    Derivation:

    dumpiness (a short and stout physique)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    Resembling a garbage dumpplay

    Classified under:

    Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

    Pertainym:

    dump (a piece of land where waste materials are dumped)

    Derivation:

    dump (a piece of land where waste materials are dumped)

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