dumpy
adjective
dumpish; dejected; sulky.
dumpiness
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a word derived from
dumpy.
Example Sentences
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The American princess towered in slim height above the stolid dumpiness of the duchess.
From The Title Market by J. H. Gardner Soper
Mrs. Wendover was a dumpy little woman, who had brought dumpiness and a handsome fortune into the family.
From The Golden Calf by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
I asked, looking as much like Cornelia as a little woman, somewhat inclined to dumpiness, can.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 55, May, 1862 by Various
There were dozens of girls with nineteen-inch waists, before whom I felt myself a monster of dumpiness.
From The Golden Calf by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
The dumpiness of the central tower of York—which is, in truth, the original Norman tower cased—can not be wholly made a matter of blame to the original builders.
From Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 1 Great Britain and Ireland, part 1 by Francis W. (Francis Whiting) Halsey
