stubbier
- comparative of stubby.
Example Sentences
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Compared with migratory birds in temperate regions, sedentary birds in the tropics have stubbier wings, poorer flight, and more restricted ranges.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 16, 2022
They're essentially shorter, stubbier, and wider pasta noodles, compared to rigatoni.
From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2022
Passed between multiple chambers by a second, stubbier robotic arm on the rover’s underbelly, the sample was sized up and photographed before finally being hermetically sealed and cached.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 6, 2021
Those sycamores are expanding horizontally, creating a canopy over the stubbier plants.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2021
Those of the red fir are shorter, stubbier and stiffer than those of the white.
