stubbed

[ stuhb-id, stuhbd ]

adjective

1. reduced to or resembling a stub; short and thick; stumpy.
2. abounding in or rough with stubs. stub.

Other Words From

• stubbed·ness noun
• un·stubbed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of stubbed¹

First recorded in 1520–30; stub ¹ + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Crocs, the colorful clog company long loathed by fashionistas, has stubbed its toe again.

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The garden had contained fruit trees; but these he stubbed up, and instead planted the whole garth with potatoes.

From Project Gutenberg

Geo took two steps backwards, clutched at his stubbed arm, and threw up.

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A rig drew up at the door, and a short, stubbed, red-bearded man stepped out.

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The first time that White-Lamb saw the bushes, he stubbed his nose into them, and then cried out because the thorns pricked.

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I stubbed my toe at the very start of this cross-country run, and that lost me all chance of coming in ahead.

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