tubby

[tuhb-ee]

adjective

tubbier, tubbiest 

1. short and fat.

   a tubby child.

2. having a dull, thumping sound; lacking resonance.

tubby

/ ˈtʌbɪ /

adjective

1. plump

2. shaped like a tub

3. rare,  having little resonance

Other Word Forms

• tubbiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of tubby¹

First recorded in 1800–10; tub + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Diving in a kelp forest in Monterey Bay recently, I watched a tubby 200-pound harbor seal follow a fellow diver, nibbling on his flippers.

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It goes all the way up to Trump, who has a habit of insisting he's a "perfect physical specimen," despite the fact that everyone who can see registers him as a tubby old man.

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In 2019, the state Department of Environmental Conservation evicted a tubby cat named Stormy from the general store in Fritz Creek where it had been living, as the feline’s presence violated food sanitation rules.

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The documentary “Santa Camp” is partly about the controversy that arises whenever a mall or a public event books a Santa Claus who doesn’t have the “traditional” appearance: white, tubby, bearded, aged and male.

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Then they invite the public to vote online for their favorite tubby bear.

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