bunty

¹ American  

[buhnt-ee] / ˈbʌnt i /

adjective

1. (of wheat) affected by bunt, a smut disease.

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bunty ² American  

[buhnt-ee] / ˈbʌnt i /

adjective

1. short and thick; stubby.

2. Bunty, (in some English-speaking cultures) an affectionate nickname or pet name.

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Example Sentences

Babski bunty -- women's rebellions -- erupted among mothers who relied on the family cows to provide milk for their children.

From Time Magazine Archive

Giraffe says he can start a fire with that bunty little bow of his, and the twirling stick that heats things up, and makes the fine tinder take fire–when you’ve got the hang of things.

From The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods The New Test for the Silver Fox Patrol by Carter, Herbert

"Isn't that a strange looking rock over there," said Tom, "something like a bunty church with a round tower."

From The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon A Search for Treasure by Roosevelt, Wyn

She was a bunty little body, clad in a plain grey dress, with a cap, somewhat in the form of a white turban, adorning her head.

From The King's Arrow A Tale of the United Empire Loyalists by Cody, H. A. (Hiram Alfred)

There were the little bunty street-cars on the long, single track that went its troubled way among the cobblestones.

From The Magnificent Ambersons by Tarkington, Booth