stumpy

[ stuhm-pee ]

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adjective,stump·i·er, stump·i·est.

of the nature of or resembling a stump.
short and thick; stubby; stocky.

abounding in stumps: a stumpy field.

Origin of stumpy

First recorded in 1590–1600; stump + -y¹

Other words from stumpy

stump·i·ly, adverb
stump·i·ness, noun

Words Nearby stumpy

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How to use stumpy in a sentence

The stumpy bot boasts enough balance to skateboard and walk a slackline.
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He went to a cupboard, and produced a stumpy, but capacious bottle, and three glasses.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks | Bracebridge Hemyng
Pushing on, we soon emerged into a stumpy field, at the head of a steep valley, which swept around toward the west.
A Year in the Fields | John Burroughs
To stumpy and Ebenezer, who nosed affectionately at his legs, he paid no attention beyond a careless touch of caress.
The Backwoodsmen | Charles G. D. Roberts
Then, to steady him, he gave him his bundle to carry up to the cabin, and proudly 47 stumpy trotted on ahead with it.
The Backwoodsmen | Charles G. D. Roberts

He seated himself upon his desk, his short, stumpy legs swinging in front of him.
The Poison Belt | Arthur Conan Doyle

British Dictionary definitions for stumpy

stumpy

/ (ˈstʌmpɪ) /

adjectivestumpier or stumpiest

short and thickset like a stump; stubby
abounding in or full of stumps

Derived forms of stumpy

stumpiness, noun

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