dumpiness
- a word derived from dumpy.
Example Sentences
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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 Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting)
His stepmother, in a soft, trailing house-gown, her hands behind her back, seemed taller and slenderer than ever in contrast to Mrs. Willoughby's dumpiness, dwarfed as it was by an enormous muff and encumbering furs.
From The Side Of The Angels A Novel by King, Basil
There were dozens of girls with nineteen-inch waists, before whom I felt myself a monster of dumpiness.
From The Golden Calf by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
The American princess towered in slim height above the stolid dumpiness of the duchess.
From The Title Market by Soper, J. H. Gardner
I have no doubt that she longed to rush out, fling herself at my feet, and pray me to forgive her and reconsider my verdict of dumpiness and vulgarity.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 by Various
