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    STUMPY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected forms: stumpier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, stumpiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: stumpier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: stumpiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    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

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    Adjectives

    Similar:

    little; short (low in stature; not tall)

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