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chubby
[ chuhb-ee ]
/ ËtÊÊb i /
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adjective, chub·bi·er, chub·bi·est.
round and plump: a chubby child; a chubby face.
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OTHER WORDS FROM chubby
chub·bi·ly, adverbchub·bi·ness, nounWords nearby chubby
chthonian, Chu, Chuang-tzu, chub, Chubb, chubby, chub mackerel, chub rub, chubsucker, Chubut, Chuchchi
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British Dictionary definitions for chubby
chubby
/ (ËtÊÊbÉȘ) /
adjective -bier or -biest
(esp of the human form) plump and round
Derived forms of chubby
chubbiness, nounWord Origin for chubby
C17: perhaps from chub, with reference to the plump shape of the fish
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