stubbed

[ stuhb-id, stuhbd ]

/ ˈstʌb ɪd, stʌbd /

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adjective

reduced to or resembling a stub; short and thick; stumpy.

abounding in or rough with stubs.

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Origin of stubbed

First recorded in 1520–30; stub¹ + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM stubbed

stub·bed·ness, nounun·stubbed, adjective

Words nearby stubbed

Stuart, Stuart, Gilbert, Stuarts, stub, stub axle, stubbed, Stubbies, stubble, stubbled, stubble-jumper, stubborn

How to use stubbed in a sentence

Crocs, the colorful clog company long loathed by fashionistas, has stubbed its toe again.
Crocs Stock Falls on Critical Research Report|Edward Ferguson|August 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The garden had contained fruit trees; but these he stubbed up, and instead planted the whole garth with potatoes.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events|S. Baring-Gould
Geo took two steps backwards, clutched at his stubbed arm, and threw up.
The Jewels of Aptor|Samuel R. Delany
A rig drew up at the door, and a short, stubbed, red-bearded man stepped out.
Frank Merriwell's Races|Burt L. Standish

The first time that White-Lamb saw the bushes, he stubbed his nose into them, and then cried out because the thorns pricked.
Lives of the Fur Folk|M. D. Haviland
I stubbed my toe at the very start of this cross-country run, and that lost me all chance of coming in ahead.
Fred Fenton on the Track|Allen Chapman